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Definition of FEBRUARY

February
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.

Meaning of FEBRUARY from wikipedia

- February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the 29th...
- February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 316 days remain until the end of the year (317 in leap years). 3102 BC – Kali Yuga,...
- February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 315 days remain until the end of the year (316 in leap years). 197 – Emperor Septimius...
- February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 313 days remain until the end of the year (314 in leap years). 452 or 453 – Severi****...
- February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 314 days remain until the end of the year (315 in leap years). 1339 – The Milanese army...
- February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 317 days remain until the end of the year (318 in leap years). 1370 – Northern Crusades:...
- February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 318 days remain until the end of the year (319 in leap years). 1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau...
- February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 312 days remain until the end of the year (313 in leap years). 1076 – Having received...
- February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 311 days remain until the end of the year (312 in leap years). 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian...
- February 29 is a leap day (or "leap year day")—an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is...