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September

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Sep·tem·ber

noun \sep-ˈtem-bər, səp-\

: the ninth month of the year

Full Definition of SEPTEMBER

:  the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar
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Examples of SEPTEMBER

  1. The weather has been very mild during the past two Septembers.

Origin of SEPTEMBER

Middle English Septembre, from Anglo-French & Old English, both from Latin September (seventh month), from septem seven — more at seven
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial

Rhymes with SEPTEMBER

December, dismember, November, remember, web member

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