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Jan

Jan

1.0
A short form of January, the first month of the year
  • noun
  • /dʒæn/
: ene
  • In the UK, the weather can be very cold in Jan, often leading to snowfall.

And every year Your Mama Better was done in like Jan every year.

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Examples

  • So by now we're really talking about December, Jan, or March.

  • This was all like late Jan to to Feb right here, right.

  • And every year Your Mama Better was done in like Jan every year.

  • So at the beginning of this year, kind of the the first quarter, like it would have to happen in maybe Jan, February.

  • Um, I mean, sorry, jan.

  • What does it mean Late Jan Jan Don't know.

  • I should also let you know, tom, that a few of the other salesmen have confirmed appointments today on this very vehicle, and, jan, I mean, I would hate to see you lose it.

  • A halim hadem jan, with some angelic substance floating around in the stew, electrifying, a taste once deeply familiar to you that you now strain to recognize.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • My birthday is in Jan, so I always look forward to celebrating at the start of the year.

  • After the holidays, many people start their New Year's resolutions in Jan.

Synonyms

January
vsJan
∞ 1.0

The first month of the year

is the shortened written form used instead of the full month name

Surface Forms

Jan singular
Jans plural

Etymology

Jan is a short form of January, which is named after the Roman god Janus, who looked both forward and backward. His name comes from a word for 'door', so Jan is easy to remember as the 'door' or 'start' of the year.