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Jan

Noun1.Jan - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
Inauguration Day, January 20 - the day designated for inauguration of the United States president
Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
New Year's, New Year's Day, January 1 - the first day of the year
Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday - observed on the Monday closest to January 15
Tet - the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th
January 20, Saint Agnes's Eve - a Christian holy day
Solemnity of Mary, January 1 - (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation
Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth day, Epiphany - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
Twelfth night - eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5
Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Noel, Yule, Yuletide - period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar
mid-January - the middle part of January
winter, wintertime - the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

 

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