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December

de·cem·ber

UK/dɪˈsɛmbə/ US/dɪˈsɛm.bɚ/ common

noun

1.

the last (12th) month of the year

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Origin

From Middle English December, Decembre, from Old French decembre, from Latin december (“tenth month”), from Latin decem (“ten”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.

Phrases

  • December bride
  • December effect
  • December Murders
  • December Revolution
  • December Uprising
  • Destroy Dick December
  • May and December

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