{
    "term": "february",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the 2nd month of the year, between January and March",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was born in February."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The meeting is on the fifth of February/February the fifth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The meeting is on February fifth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We went to Japan last February."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I arrived at the end of February."
                },
                {
                    "text": "last February's election"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a cold February morning."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfebruəri/",
                "audio": "fe/february/february__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfebrueri/",
                "audio": "fe/february/february__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English feverer, from Old French feverier, based on Latin februarius, from februa, the name of a purification feast held in this month. The spelling change in the 15th cent. was due to association with the Latin word."
}