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Etymology
Re-Latinized from ME. feoverel, from OF. feverier, from L. Februarius, month of purification, from februa, the Roman festival of purification, plural of februum; perhaps from L. febris, fever, from Proto-Indo-European base *dhegh-, to burn

Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/�f�br��ri/ or /�f�bj��ri/, SAMPA|/"fEbrU@ri/ or /"fEbjU@ri/
(US) AHD|f�bʹro�o-�r'-� or f�bʹjo�o-�r'-�, IPA|/�f�bru��ri/ or /�f�bju��ri/, SAMPA|/"fEbru%Eri/ or /"fEbju%Eri/
audio|en-us-February.ogg|Audio (US)

Proper noun
en-proper noun|Februar|ies|-

1. The second month of the Gregorian calendar, following January and preceding March.

Usage notes
The pronunciation of the first r as /j/ has come about by dissimilation and analogy with January. Abbreviation: Feb or Feb.

Derived terms
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February daphne
February fill-dike
February Patent
February red
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February Revolution
February Strike
February Uprising
mid-February

Related terms
februate
februation

Translations
trans-top|second month of the Gregorian calendar
Abkhaz: RUchar|ж�аб�ан IPAchar|(žwabran)
Afrikaans: Februarie
Alabama: hasiholtina istatókla, Febwiiri
Albanian: shkurt
Arabic: t+|ar|�برا�ر|m|alt��ب�ر�ا��ر|trfibr�yir|scARchar, t-|ar|شباط|m|altش�ب�اط�|tršub��|scARchar
Aragonese: febrero
Armenian: t+|hy|Ö�Õ¥Õ¿Ö�Õ¾Õ¡Ö�|scHayeren|xsArmenian
Asturian: febreru m (:ast:febreru|^)
Basque: otsail
Belarusian: �� (ljuty)
Breton: c'hwevrer, miz c'hwevrer
Bosnian: t-|bs|februar|m
Bulgarian: t+|bg|�ев��а�и|m|trfevruari|scCyrl
Capeverdean Creole

Catalan: febrer m (:ca:febrer|^)
Cebuano: pebrero
Cherokee: ��� (kagali)
Chinese: �� (èryuè)
Chuvash: на��� (naras)
Cornish: mys Whevrer
Croatian: t-|hr|velja�a
Czech: t+|cs|únor|m
Danish: februar c, bildemånde
Dutch: februari (:nl:februari|^)
Esperanto: t-|eo|februaro|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t+|et|veebruar
Ewe: Dzodze n, Februar n
Faroese: februar (:fo:februar|^)
Finnish: helmikuu (:fi:helmikuu|^)
French: t+|fr|février|m
Frisian: febrewaris, sellemoanne
Friulian: fevrâr
Galician: febreiro m
Georgian: ��������� (theberwali)
German: Februar m (:de:Februar|^); (in Austria) Feber; Hornung m
Greek: t+|el|Φεβ�ο�ά�ιο�|m|scGrek (Fevrouários), t|el|Φλεβά�η�|m|scGrek (Fleváris)
Hebrew: פ�ר��ר|פֶ�ְּר�ּ�ָר (fébruar)
Hindi: फरवर� (pharvarī)
Hungarian: t+|hu|február
Icelandic: t+|is|febrúar
Ido: februaro
Ilocano: febrero
Indonesian: t-|id|februari|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: februario
Interlingue: februar
Irish: t+|ga|Feabhra|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|febbraio|m
Japanese: �� (���, nigatsú)
Javanese: februari
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Kannada: ಫ�ಬ�ರವರಿ
Kashubian: gromicznik
Khmer: KMchar|������ (gŭmpey�)
Korean: t+|ko|��|triweol|scKOchar
Kurdish: t+|ku|re�emî
Latin: t+|la|Februarius
Latvian: febru�ris
Limburgish: Fibberwarie
Lithuanian: t+|lt|vasaris|m|xs=Lithuanian
Livonian: februar, kī��õļkū
Luxembourgish: Februar
Malaysian: februari
Maltese: t-|mt|Frar|xs=Maltese
Manchu: (juwe biya)
Maori: pepuere
Marathi: फ�ब�र�वार�
Neapolitan: frevàro, febbràio
Norwegian: t+|no|februar
Novial: februare
Occitan: febrièr m
Ojibwe: namebini-giizis
Old English: t-|ang|solmonaþ|m|xs=Old English
Persian: FAchar|��ر�� (fewrie)
Polish: luty m (:pl:luty|^)
Portuguese: fevereiro m (:pt:fevereiro|^)
Romanian: t+|ro|februarie|m
Russian: �ев�ал� (fevrál�) m
Sami: guovvamánnu
Sardinian: frearzu m
Scottish: februar
Serbian

Sicilian: frivaru m
Slovak: t+|sk|február|m
Slovene: fébruar m
Spanish: t+|es|febrero|m
Sundanese: pébruari
Swedish: t+|sv|februari
Tagalog: Pebrero
Tamil: பிப�ரவரி
Tatar: febräl
Telugu: ఫిబ�రవరి (phibravari)
Thai: THchar|�ุมภา�ั��� (goom phaa phan)
Turkish: t+|tr|�ubat
Ukrainian: t+|uk|л��ий|trljútyj|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
Vietnamese: t+|vi|tháng hai|xs=Vietnamese
Volapük: febul
Võro: radokuu
Walloon: fevrî
Welsh: t-|cy|Chwefror|xs=Welsh
Xhosa: uFebruwari
Zulu: uFebruwari
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