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JANUARY 6

 Dictionary entry overview: What does January 6 mean? 

JANUARY 6 (noun)
  The noun JANUARY 6 has 1 sense:

1. twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesusplay

  Familiarity information: JANUARY 6 used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JANUARY 6 (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

Epiphany; Epiphany of Our Lord; January 6; Three Kings' Day; Twelfth day

Hypernyms ("January 6" is a kind of...):

Christian holy day (a religious holiday for Christians)

Holonyms ("January 6" is a part of...):

Jan; January (the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice)


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