Definition of February. Meaning of February. Synonyms of February

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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 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 327 days remain until the end of the year (328 in leap years). 457 – Leo I becomes the...
- February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 331 days remain until the end of the year (332 in leap years). 1047 – Drogo of Hauteville...
- February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 330 days remain until the end of the year (331 in leap years). 211 – Following the death...
- February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 328 days remain until the end of the year (329 in leap years). 590 – Hormizd IV, king...
- February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 329 days remain until the end of the year (330 in leap years). 2 BC – Caesar Augustus...
- February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 332 days remain until the end of the year (333 in leap years). 506 – Alaric II, eighth...
- February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 326 days remain until the end of the year (327 in leap years). 421 – Constantius III...
- February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 325 days remain until the end of the year (326 in leap years). 474 – Zeno is crowned...
- February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 324 days remain until the end of the year (325 in leap years). 1258 – The Siege of Baghdad...