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January

[ jan-yoo-er-ee ]

noun

plural Januaries.
  1. the first month of the year, containing 31 days. : Jan.


January

/ ˈæʊəɪ /

noun

  1. the first month of the year, consisting of 31 days
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of January1

before 1000; Middle English < Latin, noun use of Գܲ, equivalent to Գ ( s ) Janus + -ary; replacing Middle English Genever, Jeniver < Anglo-French, Old French Genever, Jenever < Latin, as above; replacing Old English Januarius < Latin
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of January1

C14: from Latin Գܲ, from adj: (month) of Janus 1
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In January, when the court said it would hear the charter school case from Oklahoma, the order also said Barrett “took no part” in the decision.

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Former Chelsea manager Tuchel officially started his England role in January and led them to World Cup qualifying wins over Albania and Latvia in his first two games in charge.

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The total estimated economic loss caused by the January wildfires has surpassed $250 billion.

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Earlier this month Tom Crowther, the barrister helping to develop the schemes, suggested local inquiries into grooming gangs had stalled since they were announced in January.

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In February, Newsom asked Congress for nearly $40 billion in emergency funding for relief in the wake of January’s devastating Southern California wildfires.

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