| january | | |
| n. (time) | 1. jan, january | 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. |
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