JanuaryJan‧u‧a‧ry /ˈdʒænjuəri, -njʊri $ -njueri/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural Januaries) [countable, uncountable] (written abbreviation Jan.) 
I haven’t heard from him since last January.in January She started working there in January.on January 6th Rosie’s party was on January 6th.on 6th January British English He took office on 6th January 1999.January 6 American English The package arrived January 6.
WORD ORIGINJanuary
Origin:
1200-1300 Latin Januarius, from Janus ancient Roman god of doors, gates, and new beginningsEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A different cast sings in January.
- About three in 10 respondents said they are better off than when Clinton took office in January 1993.
- Cityline offers these sound bites, which will remain in these categories until at least Monday, January 29.
- Consumer confidence fell for the fourth month in a row in January, hitting its lowest level in four years.
- Quirot, third at Barcelona, suffered severe burns when her home was set ablaze by a lamp in January 1993.
- Seagram reached a similar settlement with Heublein on more clearly listed ingredients in January.
WORD SETS
AD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I haven’t heard from him since last January.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Suddenly aware of the morning chill, she closed the window.
the first month of the year, between December and Februarynext/last January I haven’t heard from him since last January. Suddenly aware of the morning chill, she closed the window.· Italy is lovely in early June, before it gets too hot.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· BGovernment officials say it is unlikely that anything will stop the project from being officially approved as early as January.· In early January, Detroit is truly the center of the automotive universe.· That all changed in early January.· In early January, my wife got herself snowed in on the East Coast.· For six weeks beginning in early January 1935 the trial progressed, followed in every detail by more than three hundred newsmen.· Then it was back on to a plane in early January of 1965 for another six weeks on tour.· If federal approval is gained soon, the trial could start as early as January.
· It was only late in January that Primorye's stoic population began to protest.· The Alsop-Kiritner team completed the series in late January 1940 and submitted it to the Post.· Mr Ellison also sold, in late January, seven million shares that he already owned.· By late January, it stopped.· About 40 were scheduled to have traveled there between November and late January.· He became well-known in an unexpected fashion locally in late January 1993.
VERB· The 1969 Tet Offensive is best seen as part of a larger, sustained enemy campaign that began in January 1968.· The levy, which began on January 1, has met with fierce opposition from the trade unions.· The process began in January 1942 when Churchill and his military leaders came to Washington to discuss strategy.· Delegates had set a November deadline for completing the negotiations in Geneva, which began in January 1995.· Troilus is a new open-pit mine in Quebec that began production in January.· Even before it began on January 1st, problems arose.· The first units began arriving in January 1966, and its last unit left in the spring of 1971.
· Murmuring these same words he was to die on January 30, 1948.· Anne died on January 4, at the age of 62.· Eddie Diamond died in January, 1930.
· It is one of the reasons Mimosa has become one of the most popular restaurants in town since it opened last January.· Paul, Minnesota, where it opened on January 8, 1974.· Some of the ads do call the Whitefish brewery, which opened in January 1995, new.
· He got a new agent, and Random House bought the book, publishing it in January 1994.· Directories are published in January, March, May and June.
· He was released from prison in January after serving nearly seven months of an 18-month sentence.
· The charges will start in January 2003, a year ahead of the next mayoral election.· The team, suiting up just eight players, started January by dropping five games.· Work was originally planned to start on site in January.· The government said today that consumer confidence in December plumbed its lowest level ever since consumer surveys started, in January 1987.· Work will start in January 2001.· Current employees would be asked to contribute more toward retirement, starting in January 1999.· Under the one-year concession starting in January 2000, Sydvasten will operate six trains each way, serving nine stations.· The state Department of Water and Power has spent as much as $ 3 billion since it started purchasing electricity in January.
I haven’t heard from him since last January.in January She started working there in January.on January 6th Rosie’s party was on January 6th.on 6th January British English He took office on 6th January 1999.January 6 American English The package arrived January 6.