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April

ap·ril

UK/ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/ US/ˈeɪ.pɹəl/ common

noun

1.

the month following March and preceding May

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Origin

From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).

Phrases

  • April fool
  • April Revolution
  • April showers
  • April showers bring May flowers
  • April Theory
  • April Theses
  • April Uprising
  • Bloody April

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