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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, Colombian President Gustavo Petro barred two US military flights carrying deported migrants from landing in his South American country.

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When he was inaugurated on 20 January, his approval rating was 47%.

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Ms Hall became the fourth US citizen to be released by the Taliban since January after talks between officials in Kabul - in what the group described as a "goodwill gesture" towards the Trump administration.

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The retroactive payments reflect the increase in their payment amount dating back to January 2024, when the two provisions stopped applying.

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So although swaths of the range were torched by the Palisades fire in January, hikers there probably won’t face off with it.

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