FEBRUARY


Meaning of FEBRUARY in English

/ ˈfebruəri; NAmE -ueri/ noun

[ U , C ] ( abbr. Feb. ) the 2nd month of the year, between January and March

HELP NOTE : To see how February is used, look at the examples at April .

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English feverer , from Old French feverier , based on Latin februarius , from februa , the name of a purification feast held in this month. The spelling change in the 15th cent. was due to association with the Latin word.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.