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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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?

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   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. Jerry Nadler:

   I see no need to resort to the criminal contempt statute to enforce our April 19 subpoena, at least for now, so long as Justice Department upholds Justice Department end of the bargain, but our arrangement with Justice Department does not extend to the full scope of our request for the full Mueller report and its underlying materials, including grand jury information, nor does it extend to our demand that Don McGahn, Don McGahn, testify before Judiciary Committee.

2. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin:

   We encourage those Americans who can file their taxes, to continue to file their taxes on April 15 because for many Americans you will get tax refunds. We don't want you to lose out on those tax refunds.

3. Buckingham Palace:

   Her Majesty The Queen has recorded a special broadcast to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in relation to the Coronavirus outbreak. The televised address will be broadcast at 8 p.m. on Sunday 5th April.

4. Grocery Manufacturers Association:

   One small state's law is setting labeling standards for consumers across the country, this announcement should give new urgency to the need for action on a national law when the Senate returns from its recess in April.

5. Binghamton University:

   Due to yesterday’s tragic event on campus, all classes are canceled today, Monday, April 16.

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