Definition of FEBRUARY. Meaning of FEBRUARY. Synonyms of FEBRUARY
Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word FEBRUARY.
Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word FEBRUARY and, of course, FEBRUARY synonyms and on the right images related to the word FEBRUARY.
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.
- February is the secondmonth of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in commonyears and 29 in leap years, with the 29th... - The FebruaryRevolution (Russian: Февральская революция), known in Soviethistoriography as the FebruaryBourgeoisDemocraticRevolution and sometimes... - February 29 is a leap day (or "leap year day")—an intercalary date addedperiodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is... - February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 322 days remainuntil the end of the year (323 in leap years). 1096 – Pope Urban II... - February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 330 days remainuntil the end of the year (331 in leap years). 211 – Following the death... - February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 321 days remainuntil the end of the year (322 in leap years). 962 – Emperor Otto I... - February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 312 days remainuntil the end of the year (313 in leap years). 1076 – Having received... - February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 324 days remainuntil the end of the year (325 in leap years). 1258 – The Siege of Baghdad... - February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 331 days remainuntil the end of the year (332 in leap years). 1047 – Drogo of Hauteville... - February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 329 days remainuntil the end of the year (330 in leap years). 2 BC – Caesar Augustus...
