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February
Pronunciation : Feb"ru*a*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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