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November


1No·vem·ber

noun \nō-ˈvem-bər, nə-\

: the 11th month of the year

Full Definition of NOVEMBER

:  the 11th month of the Gregorian calendar
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Origin of NOVEMBER

Middle English Novembre, from Anglo-French, from Latin November, ninth month of the early Roman calendar, from novem nine — more at nine
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with NOVEMBER

December, dismember, remember, September, web member

2November

Definition of NOVEMBER

—a communications code word for the letter n

First Known Use of NOVEMBER

1956

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