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# january

proper noun (January — always with a capital J)

«january» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

January is the first month of the year, with 31 days, between December and February. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/january/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life January starts the new year; it is winter in the northern hemisphere (UK, USA, Canada, Ireland) but summer in Australia and New Zealand, when children have long summer holidays. Phrases: «in January», «New Year's Day in January», «January sales».

### Examples

- January has 31 days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/january/#x1)
- It often snows in January in Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/january/#x2)
- In Australia, January is summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/january/#x3)
- My birthday is in January. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/january/#x4)
- The January sales start after Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/january/#x5)
- We go back to school in January. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/january/#x6)
- January is named after the Roman god Janus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/january/#x7)
- Vacation begins on the first of January and ends on the last day of December. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/january/#x8)

### Note

Always a capital J: January, not january. Abbreviation: Jan. Maths: January has 31 days, so it is about 4 weeks and 3 days.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life January starts the new year; it is winter in the northern hemisphere (UK, USA, Canada, Ireland) but summer in Australia and New Zealand, when children have long summer holidays. Phrases: «in January», «New Year's Day in January», «January sales».

### Examples

- This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published prior to January 1st, 1923. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/january/#x1)

### Note

Always a capital J: January, not january. Abbreviation: Jan. Maths: January has 31 days, so it is about 4 weeks and 3 days.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «january» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/january/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«january» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/january.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «january» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/january/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«january» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/january.html) on Mova free.