English-Thai Dictionary

February

N กุมภาพันธ์  เดือน กุมภาพันธ์  month of leap year second month kum-pa-pan

 

february

N เดือน กุมภาพันธ์ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FEBRUARY

n.[L. Februarius. The Latin word is said to be named from februo, to purify by sacrifice, and thus to signify the month of purification, as the people were, in this month, purified by sacrifices and oblations. The word februo is said to be a Sabine word, connected with ferveo, ferbeo, to boil, as boiling was used in purifications.] This practice bears a resemblance to that of making atonement among the Jews; but the connection between ferveo and February is doubtful.
The name of the second month in the year, introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years, this month contains 28 days; in the bissextile or leap year, 29 days.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FEBRUARY

Feb "ru *a *ry, n. Etym: [L. Februarius, orig. , the month of expiation, because on the fifteenth of this month the great feast of expiation and purification was held, fr. februa, pl. , the Roman festival or purification; akin to februare to purify, expiate. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

February

Feb ru ar y |ˈfeb (y )o͞oˌerē, ˈfebro͞o -ˈfebrueri | ▶noun ( pl. Februaries ) the second month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the last month of winter: even in February the place is busy | [ as modifier ] : a freezing February morning. ORIGIN Middle 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. usage: Note that February is spelled with an r following the Feb-. Precise speakers insist that the r should be pronounced, but this is not easy, and most people replace the r following Feb- with a y sound: Feb-yoo- rather than Feb-roo-. This is now becoming the accepted standard.

 

February Revolution

Feb ru ar y Rev o lu tion see Russian Revolution.

 

Oxford Dictionary

February

February |ˈfɛbrʊəri, ˈfɛbjʊəri | ▶noun ( pl. Februaries ) the second month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the last month of winter: even in February the place is busy | the coldest February in 40 years. ORIGIN Middle 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. usage: Note that February is spelled with an r following the Feb-. Precise speakers insist that this r should be pronounced, but this is not easy, and most people replace the r following Feb- with a y sound: Feb-yoo- rather than Feb-roo-. This is now becoming the accepted standard.

 

February Revolution

Feb ¦ru |ary Revolution see Russian Revolution.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

February

Feb ru ary /fébjuèri, fébru -, ｟くだけて ｠fébri |-ruəri / (! 特に ｟米 ｠で教養のある人ほど /-j- /を入れて発音する傾向が強い ) 〖語源は 「罪の浄化 (Februa )の月 」〗 (! 用例 用法は →April ) 名詞 U C 2月 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗2月の (｟略 ｠Feb. ).