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February Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

February has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the month following January and preceding March

"February is the month that comes right after January and before March in our calendar year."

Proper Noun
1

The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.

"February is inserted between January and March to accommodate an extra day during a leap year."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Gregorian calendar month

Origin

February comes from the Latin word Februārius, which named the month after the Februa, a Roman festival of purification held in mid-February. The name originally referred to these "purgings" or cleansing rituals before being adopted into English through Middle English.

Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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