the second month of the year, coming after January and before March, and usually having 28 days (29 in a leap year)
School usually starts again after winter break in early February.
My birthday is on the fourteenth of February, so we always celebrate with heart-shaped cakes.
✦ From Latin Februārius mēnsis “month of purification,” named after Februa, an early Roman purification festival held on the 15th day of this month.
