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month

UK/mʌnθ/ US/mʊnt̪/ very common

noun

1.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

  • “he paid the bill last month”
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2.

a time unit of 30 days

  • “he was given a month to pay the bill”

Origin

From Middle English mon(e)th, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably derived from *meh₁- (“measure”) with moon-cycles being used to measure time.

Phrases

  • 13th month
  • ber month
  • birth month
  • bissextile month
  • calendar month
  • draconic month
  • draconitic month
  • dump months

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