HOW TO PRONOUNCE
february
/ˈfɛbjəˌwɛɹi/
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4 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“Her birthday is in February.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does february mean?
proper noun
- The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.
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proper noun
- (rare) A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfɛbjəˌwɛɹi/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˈfɛb.ɹuˌɛɹi//ˈfɛb.juˌɛ(ə)ɹi/
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It was a peaceful February day, of wonderful softness for the time, and one would almost have thought that winter was over.
I have just received your long letter of February 13th, and am pleased that I had writ this volume to return it.
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Another blizzard held the men up on February 13, and they had an uncomfortable time in their sleeping-bags owing to low temperature.
Gradually the sea became more open, and by noon on February 12 the water had deepened to two hundred and thirty-five fathoms.
In February it is no unusual sight to see on well-established plants whole branches that are profusely furnished with these showy flowers.