FEBRUARY
February, Feb
(noun) the month following January and preceding March
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition