January 19
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3.9
- noun
- US
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19 de enero
Examples
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Received on January 19, 2012.
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This gives you a 10% downside protection from now to January 19, 2013.
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Friday, January 19, 2007
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He left office on January 19, 1830.
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Exogenous variation comes from the unexpected shutdown of the popular file hosting platform Megaupload.com on January 19, 2012.
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In some southern states, many people celebrate the holiday of January 19 to honor the birth of General Robert E. Lee.
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The commemorative marches held on January 19 each year attract hundreds of participants.
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On January 19, schools and government offices observe the holiday in remembrance of Robert E. Lee.
Synonyms
A public holiday on January 19 in some southern US states honoring Confederate general Robert E Lee
A holiday in some southern United States on January 19 to remember the birth of Confederate General Robert E Lee
A day in January when people in the southern United States remember General Robert E Lee
Surface Forms
Morphology
The form 'January 19' is compositionally a month + day, so a B1 learner who knows 'January' and 'nineteen' will understand it denotes the calendar date Jan. 19. However, the specific sense given here — a regional holiday marking Robert E. Lee's birthday — is cultural and referential information that cannot be derived from the constituents alone, so prior exposure is required.
Etymology
January 19 started as the birthday of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. In some southern U.S. states people kept the date as a 'holiday' to 'honor' him, so January 19 came to mean that yearly observance.