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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
January \Jan"u*a*ry\, noun [L. Januarius, fr. Janus an old Latin deity, the god of the sun and the year, to whom the month of January was sacred; cf. janua a door, Skr. y[=a] to go.] The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
Note: Before the adoption of New Style, the commencement of the year was usually reckoned from March 25.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
January
noun: the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice [syn: {Jan}]
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