November

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noun

No·​vem·​ber nō-ˈvem-bər 

nə-

: the 11th month of the Gregorian calendar

November

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communications code word

—a communications code word for the letter n

Examples of November in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Minnesota Wild didn’t have a first-round pick Friday for Day 1 of the NHL Draft after their trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets last November to acquire 21-year-old defenseman David Jiricek, the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. —Michael Russo, New York Times, 28 June 2025

The Herald also requested a statement from Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, the veteran county police administrator who in November won the county’s first sheriff election since the 1950s under a change mandated by Florida’s Constitution. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025

The Coney Who: Saratoga Casino Holdings, Chickasaw Nation, Thor Equities Where: Coney Island, Brooklyn The team behind The Coney is hoping to build on the area’s storied history as an entertainment area to win approval of its $3.4 billion plan, first announced in November 2022. —Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025

The second is a parent whose child made charges in Fortnite using their credit card, without their knowledge, between January 2017 and November 2018. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 28 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Communications Code Word

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for November

• december
• dismember
• nonmember
• remember
• september
• ember
• member

Kids Definition

November

noun

No·​vem·​ber

nō-ˈvem-bər

: the 11th month of the year

Etymology

Noun

Middle English Novembre "November (the 11th month)," from early French Novembre (same meaning), from Latin November "November (ninth month)," from novem "nine"

Word Origin

The first calendar used in ancient Rome began the year with the month of March. The ninth month of the year was called November, from the Latin word novem, meaning "nine." When the name was first borrowed into Middle English from early French, it was spelled Novembre. But in time the original Latin spelling became the one used in English.