Definitions for December
dɪˈsɛm bərDe·cem·ber

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. December, Dec(noun)

   the last (12th) month of the year

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. December(ProperNoun)

   The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year. Abbreviation: Dec or Dec.

   Etymology: From decembre, from decembre, from december, from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *dekm, ten; December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. December(noun)

   the twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice

   Etymology: [F. dcembre, from L. December, fr. decem ten; this being the tenth month among the early Romans, who began the year in March. See Ten.]

2. December(noun)

   fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season; as, the December of his life

   Etymology: [F. dcembre, from L. December, fr. decem ten; this being the tenth month among the early Romans, who began the year in March. See Ten.]

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1. December

   December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars. It is one of seven months with the length of 31 days. December in the first month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, December is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Northern hemisphere, which is the first month of summer. December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. December starts on the same day of the week as September every year and ends on the same day of the week as April every year.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. December

   de-sem′bėr, n. the tenth month among the Romans, who began their year with March: with us, the twelfth month of the year.—adj. Decem′berly, wintry, cold.—n. Decem′brist, one of those who took part in the Russian conspiracy of December 1825. [L. decem, ten.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. December

   the twelfth month of the year, so called, i. e. tenth, by the Romans, as their year began with March.

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1. december

   A month of a specific calendar year.

   December is the twelfth month of the calendar year.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

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Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. December

   The tenth month of the Roman Calendar when the year was reckoned from March.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'December' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1056

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'December' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1833

How to pronounce December?

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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 December in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of December in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of December in a Sentence

1. Bernie Ecclestone:

   You'd have thought they'd have made up their mind before now, when I spoke to the president (of Renault), he said they would make an announcement in December.

2. Chris Van Hollen:

   GAO wrote an opinion back in December of last year... where, as I understand your opinion, it would be illegal for the executive branch to hold money for the very last minute.

3. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   The stock market is having a hard time (after the December rate hike). This is not a time to be a hero, i think we're going to take out the September low of the S&P 500.

4. Sun Qin:

   We are forecasting that if everything goes smoothly, the first unit will go into operation in June 2017, and the second unit at the end of 2017, construction has been delayed three years. At first we planned on December 2013 but there was just no way, with key pieces of equipment not available.

5. Elijah Cummings:

   The chairman asked me back in September to inquire as to whether Secretary Clinton would testify, she immediately said she would and that she wanted to come in December, but if December did not work, she would come in January. She said I'll do it, period. The fact is she was very clear. She did not hesitate for one second.

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