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February

The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days.

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Candlemas 70% connected

The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar o…

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Abib noun · 78% connection

The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was ca…

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Ancile noun · 78% connection

The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.

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Bissextile noun · 78% connection

Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5…

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Brumaire noun · 78% connection

The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiair…

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Calendar noun · 78% connection

An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule; as, a calendar of state papers; a calendar of bills presente…

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Calendarial adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the calendar or a calendar.

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Calends n. pl. · 78% connection

The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar.

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December noun · 78% connection

The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice.

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Elul noun · 78% connection

The sixth month of the Jewish year, by the sacred reckoning, or the twelfth, by the civil reckoning, corresponding nearly to the month…

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Embolism noun · 78% connection

Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a lunar mont…

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Encalendar verb · 78% connection

To register in a calendar; to calendar.

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Epact noun · 78% connection

The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of t…

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Floreal noun · 78% connection

The eight month of the French republican calendar. It began April 20, and ended May 19. See Vendemiare.

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Frimaire noun · 78% connection

The third month of the French republican calendar. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See Vendemiaire.

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Fructidor noun · 78% connection

The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; -- commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vendemiaire.

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Germinal noun · 78% connection

The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendEmiaire.

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Instant adjective · 78% connection

A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant…

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Intercalary adjective · 78% connection

Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; -- now applied particularly to the odd day (…

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