January n |
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[ME Januarie, fr. L Januarius, 1st month of ancient Roman year, fr. Janus Roman god of beginnings who is represented artistically with two opposite faces] : the first month of the Gregorian calendar |
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Janus-faced adj |
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| duplicitous, two-faced | |
| Janus n | |
| 1 : a moon of Saturn 2 trademark : brand name of watch | |
| Jove n | |
| [L Jov-, Juppiter Jupiter, the most powerful Roman god] : often used interjectionally to express surprise or agreement esp. in the phrase by Jove | |
| jovial adj | |
| markedly good-humored | |
| Jovian adj | |
| of, relating to, or characteristic of the planet Jupiter | |
| Jovian magnetosphere n | |
| the region of space that surrounds the planet Jupiter | |
| Juno n | |
| [L Juno, wife of Jupiter, goddess of light, birth, women, and marriage] 1 : the fourth largest and one of the four brightest asteroids in the solar system 2 : a woman of regal appearance or bearing | |
| Junoesque adj | |
| marked by stately beauty | |
| Jupiter n | |
| [L Juppiter Jupiter, the chief and most powerful Roman god, husband of Juno] : the largest of the planets and the fifth from the sun | |
An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology
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