Definitions for April
ˈeɪ prəlApril

Princeton's WordNet(3.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. April, Apr(noun)

   the month following March and preceding May

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1. April(ProperNoun)

   The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr or Apr.

2. April(ProperNoun)

   for somebody born in April; used since early 20th century.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. April(noun)

   the fourth month of the year

   Etymology: [L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr. L. Aprilis.]

2. April(noun)

   fig.: With reference to April being the month in which vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its weather, etc

   Etymology: [L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr. L. Aprilis.]

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1. April

   April is the fourth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern hemisphere and autumn in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa. April starts on the same day of the week as July in all years, and January in leap years. April ends on the same day of the week as December every year.

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1. April

   ā′pril, n. the fourth month of the year.—n. A′pril-fool, one sent upon a bootless errand on the 1st of April, perhaps a relic of some old Celtic heathen festival. In Scotland called gowk (a cuckoo, a fool). [L. Aprilis, usually regarded as from aperire, as the month when the earth opens to bring forth new fruits.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. April

   the fourth month of the year, the month of "opening of the light in the days, and of the life of the leaves, and of the voices of the birds, and of the hearts of men."

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1. april

   A month of a specific calendar year.

   April is the fourth month of the year.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

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1. april

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Etymology and Origins(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. April

   The month in which the buds begin to shoot, from aperio, to open.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'April' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #634

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'April' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1504

Anagrams for April »

1. Pilar

How to pronounce April?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of April in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of April in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of April in a Sentence

1. Alexandra Judd:

   Praying for you, at the bottom of receipt. This did not sit well with Judd, the 20-year-old waitress who got stiffed. Judd, who is a lesbian, crossed out the customer’s name and posted the receipt on her Facebook page. I don't care what anyone says, this is the most disrespectful thing you can do, she posted. Don't pray for me darling, I have everything I could possibly want and need in my life. (The post is no longer visible to the public. Judd has either deleted the post or changed her privacy settings.) — SPLC (@splcenter) April 15, 2016 I never expected a hateful gesture like this, Judd told KAUZ. I've had a guest leave me a pamphlet to their church as a tip one time, but I didn't feel as if they were being hateful towards me.

2. Rio Games:

   We know it spreads easily and that's disturbing. ... But we're also at the height of the flu season which traditionally is January and February in the winter and then it tapers off and goes down in the warmer months, so if it follows that kind of a pattern, by the time we get to April, May and June it may be a thing of the past.

3. Mark Bailey:

   Queensland Rail expects to reopen the full length of the 1,000-km Mount Isa line from Monday, April 29.

4. Hikariko Ono:

   In April, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Organising Committee will sign the basic agreement, and based on that we will decide on the concrete sharing of responsibility and budget, that is our understanding at the moment.

5. Soufiane Djalili:

   This situation was totally predictable, before last April's election, we said that once Bouteflika is elected, he will return home and the country will fall apart and that's what's been happening.

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