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month

Pronunciation: /mʌnθ/
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Definition of month

noun

  • (also calendar month) each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided:the first six months of 1992 it was the end of the month
  • a period of time between the same dates in successive calendar months:the president’s rule was extended for six more months from March 3
  • a period of 28 days or four weeks.

Phrases

a month of Sundays

informal a very long period of time: no one will find them in a month of Sundays

Origin:

Old English mōnath, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maand and German Monat, also to moon

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Definition of month in the US English dictionary
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