January definition

January

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WordNet

(1) The first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

WiktionaryText

Re-Latinized from Ieneuer < Old Norman French genever < , perhaps from Proto-Indo-European base *ei-, "to go".

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February. Abbreviation: Jan or Jan.

01/01/09 : Thursday, January 1st, 2009.