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february

/ˈfebruəri/

Meanings
proper noun
The second month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

Examples :

"February has 28 days, except in leap years when it has 29."
period time

Related Words

Illustration except

except verb

/ɪkˈsɛpt/ /ɛkˈsɛpt/

To exclude; to specify as being an exception.

"The teacher except for students who already completed the project. "

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years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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calendar noun

/ˈkæl.ən.də/ /ˈkæl.ən.dɚ/

Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.

"The three principal calendars are the Gregorian, Jewish, and Islamic calendars."

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year noun

/jɪə/ /jɪɹ/ /jɜː/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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when noun

/ʍɛn/ /wɛn/

The time at which something happens.

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

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has verb

/hæz/ /hʌz/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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second noun

/ˈsɛkɪnd/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/

Something that is number two in a series.

"My sister is the second oldest child in our family. "

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month noun

/mʌnθ/

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

"July is my favourite month."

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leap noun

/liːp/

The act of leaping or jumping.

"The cat's leap over the fence was impressive. "

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days noun

/ˈdeɪz/

Any period of 24 hours.

"It takes approximately 365 days for the Earth to orbit the sun. "