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| month [ munth ] |
noun (plural months) |
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1. major division of year: a major named division of the year in various calendar systems, e.g. in the Gregorian calendar there are 12 months, varying in length from 28 to 31 days
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2. four weeks or 30 days: a period of time equivalent to about four weeks or 30 days
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3. interval between dates in consecutive months: a time lasting from a date in one calendar month until the same date in the next calendar month
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4. astronomy
Same as solar month
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5. astronomy
Same as lunar month
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6. astronomy
Same as sidereal month
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plural noun months |
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long period of time: a long time, often an excessively or unacceptably long time
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| [ Old English mōnaþ< Indo-European, "to measure"] |
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not or never in a month of Sundays used to emphasize that you think that something will never happen (informal)
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