Jan

¹ American

[jan, yahn] / dʒæn, yɑn /

noun

a male given name, form of John.
a female given name, form of Janet.

Jan. ² American

abbreviation

January.

Jan British

abbreviation

January

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Example Sentences

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Cal/OSHA sued the Sheriff’s Department on Jan. 15 and asked a judge to intervene to force the department to hand over the documents.

From Los Angeles Times

While the Dow and the Nasdaq have both dipped into correction territory, the S&P 500 remained 6.4% below its Jan. 27 record high of 6,978.60 on Tuesday, Dow Jones Market Data showed.

From MarketWatch

As JPMorgan’s stock chart shows, the march to a record close on Jan. 6 wasn’t a straight line.

From MarketWatch

During Jan Palmer's stay in Bristol she said, after hearing a lot of noise from the hotel's landing, her door was opened abruptly and someone walked in.

From BBC

On Jan. 10, she called the officers repeatedly, but no one answered.

From The Wall Street Journal

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