English > January: 1 sense > noun 1, time| Meaning | The first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice. |
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| Synonym | Jan |
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| 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 |
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| Parts | Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel | Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 |
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| Epiphany, Epiphany of Our Lord, Twelfth day, Three Kings' Day, January 6 | Twelve days after Christmas |
| Inauguration Day, January 20 | The day designated for inauguration of the United States President |
| Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Martin Luther King Day | observed on the Monday closest to January 15 |
| New Year's Day, New Year's, January 1 | The first day of the year |
| Saint Agnes's Eve, January 20 | A Christian holy day |
| Solemnity of Mary, January 1 | (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation |
| Tet | The New Year in Vietnam |
| Twelfth night | eve of Twelfth day |
| mid-January | The middle part of January |
| Broader | Gregorian calendar month | A month in the Gregorian calendar |
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| Spanish | enero, Jan |
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| Catalan | gener, Jan |
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