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monthNamesShort 1.3

Abbreviated names of months.

Array, default:

['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun'
  'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec']

Prior to version 1.3, this was possible by setting $.fullCalendar.monthAbbrevs