month
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month

noun \ˈmən(t)th\
plural months \ˈmən(t)s, ˈmən(t)ths\

Definition of MONTH

1
: a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or 112 of a year
2
plural : an indefinite usually extended period of time <he has been gone for months>
3
: one ninth of the typical duration of human pregnancy <she was in her eighth month>
month table

Examples of MONTH

  1. July is my favorite month.
  2. It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months.
  3. the merry month of May
  4. I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month.
  5. The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next.
  6. He was gone for a month.
  7. She was back to work a month after the accident.
  8. He's been gone for months.
  9. I haven't talked to her in months.

Origin of MONTH

Middle English, from Old English mōnath; akin to Old High German mānōd month, Old English mōna moon
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial

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