December

[ dih-sem-ber ]

/ dɪˈsɛm bər /

noun

the twelfth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Dec.

Origin of December

before 1000; Middle English decembre < Old French < Latin december (stem decembr-) the tenth month of the early Roman year, apparently < *dec(em)-membri-, equivalent to decem ten + *-membri- < mens- month + -ri- suffix (with -sr- > -br- and assimilation of nasal)

Example sentences from the Web for december

The various members met for the first time when they traveled to Gambia at the beginning of December to carry out their plan.

The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country |Jacob Siegel |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
In December, he did his first trunk shows in Paris and New York.

The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech |Liza Foreman |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Back in December, and just in time for Hanukkah, J.K. Rowling revealed via Twitter that there were Jewish wizards at Hogwarts.

Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror |Candida Moss, Joel Baden |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
This article is adapted from one by Masud Moheb originally published by IranWire on 26 December 2014.

Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread |IranWire |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

He was killed by his captors during the U.S. rescue attempt in Yemen in December.

ISIS Fight Has a Spy Shortage, Intel Chair Says |Kimberly Dozier |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Shortly after this we received a route for Ireland, and marched on the 5th December.

Narrative of the Life and Travels of Serjeant B—— |Robert Butler
On December 21 the load on the sledge was stripped down to tent, dip-circle, theodolite, cooker and a little food.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson
But December rain has a strange, horrid quality of chilly persistence.

Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days |Arnold Bennett
Lebrun's missives of 20th December bore fruit seven days later in Chauvelin's despatch to Grenville.

William Pitt and the Great War |John Holland Rose
Fresh parties joined the main body continually, until by December there could not have been less than a thousand.

Nature Near London |Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for december

December

/ (dɪˈsɛmbə) /

noun

the twelfth and last month of the year, consisting of 31 days

Word Origin for December

C13: from Old French decembre, from Latin december the tenth month (the Roman year originally began with March), from decem ten

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