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January
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
January
(noun)
January
/
ˈ
ʤænjəˌweri/
noun
plural
Januaries
January
/
ˈ
ʤænjəˌweri/
noun
plural
Januaries
Britannica Dictionary definition of JANUARY
:
the first month of the year
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noncount
]
in (early/middle/mid-/late)
January
early/late in
January
They arrived on
January
the fourth. = (
US
) They arrived on
January
fourth. = They arrived on the fourth of
January
.
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Sales are up (for) this
January
in comparison with the previous two
Januaries
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abbreviation
Jan
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