January

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  January \Jan"u*a*ry\, n. [L. Januarius, fr. Janus an old Latin
     deity, the god of the sun and the year, to whom the month of
     January was sacred; cf. janua a door, Skr. y[=a] to go.]
     The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: Before the adoption of New Style, the commencement of
           the year was usually reckoned from March 25.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  January
       n : the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter
           solstice [syn: {Jan}]