January

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Re-Latinized from Middle English Ieneuer < Old Norman French genever < Latin iānuārius ((month) of Janus), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European base *ei-, "to go".

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Singular
January

Plural
plural: Januarys or Januaries

January (plural: Januarys or Januaries)

  1. 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.

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