Hypertext Webster Gateway: "January"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
January \Jan"u*a*ry\, n. [L. Januarius, fr. Janus an old Latin
deity, the god of the sun and the year, to whom the month of
January was sacred; cf. janua a door, Skr. y[=a] to go.]
The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
Note: Before the adoption of New Style, the commencement of
the year was usually reckoned from March 25.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
January
n : the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter
solstice [syn: {January}, {Jan}]
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