Feb.

After January, briefly

Feb. is the standard abbreviation for February, the second month of the year.

It appears in dates, calendars, and informal writing: Feb. 14 is Valentine's Day.

The period indicates abbreviation but is often dropped in casual use.

holidays

Valentine's Day

Holiday for lovers

Presidents DayHoliday honoring past leaders
Black History MonthFebruary cultural commemoration
Groundhog DayMarmot weather prediction tradition

Lunar New Year · Mardi Gras · Ash Wednesday · Carnival · hearts · chocolate · romance · love · Washington · Lincoln

winter

cold

Low temperature state

snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
iceWater's solid form
frostThin ice coating

chill · blizzard · flurry · mittens · scarf · overcoat · hibernation · polar · glacial · sleet

abbreviation

shortened

Made more concise

initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
periodPunctuation ending sentences
abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words

datestamp · written form · formal writing · correspondence · documentation

leapyear

leapling

One born February 29

quadrennialEvery four years
leap dayFebruary's occasional extra

Opposites

calendar position

Feb.Aug.

Eighth month abbreviation

August · Jul. · July · Sept. · September

Phrases

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

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