February - Dictionary Definition and Overview

February :  (noun)

1: the month following January and preceding March [syn: February, Feb]

Based on WordNet 2.0

February : \Feb"ru*a*ry\, n. [L. Februarius, orig., the month of expiation, because on the fifteenth of this month the great feast of expiation and purification was held, fr. februa, pl., the Roman festival or purification; akin to februare to purify, expiate.] The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of February

ThisIsIt04: U.S.-Russia arms deal unlikely before February: report (Reuters)http://bit.ly/5byFkO
JanHolben: Starting to put next fundraising plan into action: Auction - Sandgate - 13th February - http://shar.es/aDErs
nataliamoreira: VACATION!!!!!!!!!!! I´ll be back at work only in February. Isn´t it amazing?
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