january 1

Questions about january 1

What is another word for january 1?

It depends which january 1 you mean. In the sense “(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st”, the synonyms are Circumcision, Feast of the Circumcision. Across all 3 senses there are 5 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of january 1?

WordNet records no antonym for january 1. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Why are the synonyms for january 1 split into groups?

Because january 1 carries 3 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Where do the synonyms for january 1 come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of january 1

• Full entry for january 1All 3 senses, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for january 1Whether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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