Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ʒɑ̃.vje/

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Translation

January

Word origin

From Latin ianuarius ('of Janus'), the month sacred to Janus, the two-faced Roman god of doorways, beginnings and endings.

Origin
Latin
Root
ianuarius
English cognates
January, janitor

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraljanviers

Examples

, .

In January, it is very cold.

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My birthday is the fifteenth of January.

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The month of January lasts thirty-one days.

partons .

We are going on holiday in January.

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He started his new job in January.

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This word is part of lesson 67.