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Aquarius |
the eleventh sign of the zodiac, the Water Bearer, which the sun enters about January 21. [2/3 definitions] |
Capricorn |
a person born under this sign, between December 22 and January 20. [1/3 definitions] |
Jan. |
abbreviation of "January." |
January |
the first month of the year. January has thirty-one days. |
Kwanzaa |
an African-American festival, celebrating family, community, and culture, held from December 26 to January 1. |
Martin Luther King Day |
a holiday observed in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., an important black leader of the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Day is the third Monday of January. |
New Year's Day |
the first day of the new year, January 1. |
year |
a unit of time equal to 365 days or, every fourth year, 366 days, from January through December; twelve months. (abbreviated: yr.) [1/4 definitions] |
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