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December

Syllabification: (De·cem·ber)
Pronunciation: /diˈsembər/
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Definition of December

noun

  • the twelfth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the first month of winter:the fuel shortage worsened during December [as modifier]:a December day

Origin:

Middle English: from Latin, from decem 'ten' (being originally the tenth month of the Roman year)

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