"january" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar
has:
- inauguration day, january 20 - the day designated for inauguration of the United States President
- january 1, new year's, new year's day - 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
- january 1, solemnity of mary - (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation
- epiphany, epiphany of our lord, january 6, three kings' day, twelfth day - 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
- mid-january - the middle part of January
is a part of: 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

same as: jan