Feb
Shortest month, abbreviated
Feb is an abbreviation for February, the second month of the year.
It appears in dates, calendars, and informal writing: Feb 14, late Feb.
The abbreviation is standard in contexts where space is limited.
Date-tracking system
- GregorianNamed for a pope
- secondUnit smaller than minute
- shortestLeast long of all
- yearTwelve-month duration
winter · date · schedule · deadline · quarterly · fiscal · annual · midwinter
Holiday for lovers
- Presidents' DayHoliday honoring past leaders
- Groundhog DayMarmot weather prediction tradition
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- Ash WednesdayLent's opening day
Carnival · Black History Month · Chinese New Year · Lunar New Year · Purim · Super Bowl · Lent
Zodiac's eleventh sign
- PiscesTwelfth zodiac sign
- amethystPurple semiprecious quartz
- birthstoneMonth-linked lucky gem
- violetSmall five-petaled wildflower
primrose · horoscope · astrology · water bearer · fish
Low temperature state
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- frostThin ice coating
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- thawReturn to liquid
overcast · short days · fireplace · mittens · scarf · indoor · cabin fever · seasonal
February's occasional extra
- quadrennialEvery four years
- leaplingOne born February 29
- Gregorian calendarCurrent global date system
- Julian calendarAncient Roman dating system
synchronization · astronomical · solar year · timekeeping · birthday
Abbreviated writing system
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- contractionReduction in size
- truncationCutting something shorter
notation · symbol · date format · scheduling · written · informal · typography
calendar
Date-tracking system
year · winter · date · schedule · deadline · quarterly · fiscal · annual · midwinter · planning
Valentine's Day
Holiday for lovers
- Presidents' DayHoliday honoring past leaders
- Groundhog DayMarmot weather prediction tradition
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
Ash Wednesday · Carnival · Black History Month · Chinese New Year · Lunar New Year · Purim · Super Bowl · Lent
Aquarius
Zodiac's eleventh sign
- PiscesTwelfth zodiac sign
- amethystPurple semiprecious quartz
- birthstoneMonth-linked lucky gem
violet · primrose · horoscope · astrology · water bearer · fish
cold
Low temperature state
thaw · overcast · short days · fireplace · mittens · scarf · indoor · cabin fever · seasonal · bleak
leap day
February's occasional extra
- quadrennialEvery four years
- leaplingOne born February 29
- Gregorian calendarCurrent global date system
Julian calendar · synchronization · astronomical · solar year · timekeeping · birthday
shorthand
Abbreviated writing system
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- contractionReduction in size
truncation · notation · symbol · date format · scheduling · written · informal · typography
- February 14Romantic holiday mid-month
- 29th of FebruaryQuadrennial calendar addition
- February 28Second month's final regular day
- February 2ndWoodchuck's weather prediction day
- February breakMidwinter academic holiday
- February Revolution1917 Russian imperial collapse