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january

/ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌɛɹi/

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What does january mean?

proper noun

  1. The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.
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proper noun

  1. (rare) A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌɛɹi/

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/ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌæɹi/
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On the evening of January 29 I had a vision of a beautiful woman with a child kneeling at her feet.
J. L. KennonThe Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a Psychic RevelationProject Gutenberg ebook #563
By the first of January she had eight one-hour pupils and ten half-hour pupils, and there would be more in the summer.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
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They shall be elected at the first regular business meeting in January and serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
The week beginning on Monday, January 30, was spent in bringing up coal, wood, oil, and our whole supply of dried fish.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414
On January 9 the weather was overcast and fairly thick drift was flying in a wind reaching about fifty miles an hour.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137