February

noun
🔊/ˈfebruəri/
🔊/ˈfebrueri/
[uncountable, countable]
(abbreviation Feb.)
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  1. the 2nd month of the year, between January and March二月
    • She was born in February.她二月出生。
    • (British English) The meeting is on the fifth of February/February the fifth.会议于2月5日/ 2月5日举行。
    • (North American English) The meeting is on February fifth.会议于2月5日举行。
    • We went to Japan last February.去年二月我们去了日本。
    • I arrived at the end of February.我于二月底到达。
    • last February's election去年二月的选举
    • It was a cold February morning.那是一个寒冷的二月早晨。
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    Word OriginMiddle 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.