Main Entry: month

Pronunciation: \ˈmən(t)th\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural months \ˈmən(t)s, ˈmən(t)ths\

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mōnath; akin to Old High German mānōd month, Old English mōna moon

Date: before 12th century

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 ¹⁄₁₂ 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>

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