- the twelfth and last month of the year, consisting of 31 days
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De•cem•ber /dɪˈsɛmbɚ/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the 12th month of the year, containing 31 days. [proper noun]:See you in December.[countable]It was two Decembers ago when she visited us.Abbr.: Dec.
De•cem•ber
(di sem′bər),USA pronunciation n.
- the twelfth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbr.: Dec.
- mens- month + -ri- suffix (with -sr-
-br- and assimilation of nasal) - *dec(em)-membri-, equivalent. to decem ten + *-membri-
- Latin december (stem decembr-) the tenth month of the early Roman year, apparently
- Old French
- Middle English decembre bef. 1000
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December /dɪˈsɛmbə/ n
'December' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- autumn
- Banda Aceh
- Bellow
- Cawley
- Christmas Day
- Dec
- Galle
- Haggai
- India
- Indian Ocean
- Indonesia
- Maldives
- Phuket
- Saturnalia
- spring
- Sumatra
- summer solstice
- Thailand
- watch night
- winter
- winter solstice
- year
- Boston Tea Party
- bulge
- Capricorn
- Christmas
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- cousin
- D, d
- Day of Infamy
- dec-
- Decembrist
- El Niño
- Forefathers' Day
- Frimaire
- Geminids
- goa
- Holy Innocents' Day
- intifada
- John Birch Society
- lame-duck session
- Lesser Dionysia
- Memphis
- midwinter
- New Year's Eve
- nibs
- Nivôse
- November