September

noun

Sep·​tem·​ber sep-ˈtem-bər 

səp-

: the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar

Examples of September in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Chrissy Teigen is known for giving an unfiltered look at life and motherhood—she’s been open about her IVF journey and experiencing pregnancy loss in September 2020. —Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024

Ballad’s failures to live up to the terms of the COPA agreement were detailed in a KFF Health News investigation last September, and the company faced a new wave of criticism in the months that followed. —Brett Kelman and Samantha Liss, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024

Chase shared his thoughts on Community with Maron last September. —Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024

According to testimony at a preliminary hearing in September 2018, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department worked diligently to crack open the contents of Woodward’s iPhone. —Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024

The Tonight Show house band will take a break from playing celebrities onto stage and doing bits with host Jimmy Fallon to play a run of dates from May through September with kindred spirit hip-hop experimentalists Digable Planets and Arrested Development. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024

In September 2022, despite significant problems on the frontlines in Ukraine, Russia conducted a strategic exercise in its Far East to which China sent 2,000 troops. —Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024

The two quietly got married in September of 2023, according to People, with Hope telling Hello! —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024

The law, Assembly Bill 1228, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September and takes effect Monday. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English Septembre, from Anglo-French & Old English, both from Latin September (seventh month), from septem seven — more at seven

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

September

noun

Sep·​tem·​ber sep-ˈtem-bər 

səp-

: the ninth month of the year

Etymology

Middle English Septembre "the month of September," from Old English September and early French Septembre (both, same meaning), both from Latin September "the seventh month," from septem "seven"

Word Origin

The ancient Romans originally used a calendar which began the year with the month of March. The seventh month of the year was called September, from septem, a Latin word meaning "seven." The name was spelled Septembre when it was borrowed from early French into Middle English, but eventually the English spelling was changed to that of the original Latin.