February

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Feb·ru·a·ry /ˈfebruəri, ˈfebjʊri $ ˈfebjueri/ S2 W2 noun [countableC, uncountableU] (written abbreviation Feb.)

TMCthe second month of the year, between January and March 二月

next/last February

Mum died last February.

媽媽去年二月份過世了。

in February

We can do it in February.

我們可以在二月份做。

on February 6th

She was allowed home on February 6th.

她在2月6日獲準回家。

on 6th February British EnglishBrE

Francis was born on 6th February 1928.

弗朗西斯出生於1928年2月6日。

February 6 American EnglishAmE

I finally arrived February 6.

我最終在2月6日抵達。

Examples from the Corpus

February• But after February, which got off to a rousing start this weekend, the playoffs may be mathematically impossible.• He was seized on January 17, and by February 6 was in Moscow as a prisoner of war.• Jim Ross was on the scene very late in the day, arriving in February 1970.• Kyle was suspended with pay in February as part of the VitaPro contract investigation.• In February 1994, the investigation was broadened to other Symington business deals.• In February 1995, the funds were selling at 11 percent discounts to their NAVs.• Eric's new job starts on February 4.• The progressive February 1999 National Working People's convention resolutions were all but forgotten.• Since February, the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond has risen to nearly 7 percent from less than 6 percent.

February 6• Even better deals can be had. February 6, 12 and 17 are half-price days.• Now the State Department decided to reverse its tactics, and on February 6 it went completely public.• On February 6 the group presented to college president Buell Gallagher a set of five demands.• On February 6, 1958, Gregg saw many friends and team-mates die in that fateful crash which stunned the nation.

Origin February

(1300-1400) Latin Februarius, from Februa, Roman religious ceremony in February to make things pure

Feb·ru·a·ry noun

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