# January

Pronunciation: say "JAN-yoo-air-ee" US /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌɛɹi/, AUS /ˈd͡ʒænjʉˌeːɹi/; UK say "JAN-yoo-uh-ree" /ˈd͡ʒæn.jʊ.ə.ɹi/

## Proper noun

1. The first month of the Gregorian calendar, falling after December and before February.
   - Simple: The first month of the year, coming after December and before February.
   - _The festival takes place every January in the town square._
   - _Retail sales usually dip in January once the holiday rush ends._

## Origin

From Middle English Januarie, a re-latinised form of earlier Janevere, borrowed through Anglo-Norman genever from Latin Iānuārius, 'the month of Janus'. This was formed from Iānus ('Janus') plus an adjective ending, with the first part perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to go'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/january (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).