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December
De·cem·ber D0070200 (dĭ-sĕm′bər)n. The 12th month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.
[Middle English decembre, from Old French, from Latin December, the tenth month of the Roman year, probably from *decemmembris, from *decem-mēnsris : decem, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots + mēnsis, month; see menses.]December (dɪˈsɛmbə) nthe twelfth and last month of the year, consisting of 31 days[C13: from Old French decembre, from Latin december the tenth month (the Roman year originally began with March), from decem ten]De•cem•ber (dɪˈsɛm bər)
n. the 12th month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbr.: Dec. [before 1000; Middle English decembre < Old French < Latin december (s. decembr-) the tenth month of the early Roman year, <decem ten + *-membri- <mens- month + -ri- suffix] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  December - the last (12th) month of the year DecGregorian calendar, New Style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752December 31, New Year's Eve - the last day of the yearChristmas Day, Dec 25, Xmas, Christmas - a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and IrelandChristmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Noel, Yule, Yuletide - period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendarmid-December - the middle part of December |
TranslationsDecember (diˈsembə) noun the twelfth month of the year, the month following November. 十二月 十二月- On Friday, December thirty-first (US)
On Friday thirty first December (UK) → 十二月三十一号，星期五
IdiomsSeeDecember, May andDecember
December: see monthmonth,
in chronology, the conventional period of a lunation, i.e., passage of the moon through all its phases. It is usually computed at approximately 29 or 30 days. For the computation of the month and its harmony with the solar calendar and for the months in others than the
..... Click the link for more information. .first point of Capricornus That point on the ecliptic occupied by the sun at the maximum southerly declination. Sometimes called the December solstice, the first point of Capricornus. The same as the winter solstice, the first point of Libra. The point of the intersection of the ecliptic and the celestial equator (equinoctial). When the sun is moving from the north to the south direction. It is denoted by the symbol  . Also called the winter, or December, equinox.LegalSeeMonthAcronymsSeeDECDecember
Synonyms for Decembernoun the last (12th) month of the yearSynonymsRelated Words- Gregorian calendar
- New Style calendar
- December 31
- New Year's Eve
- Christmas Day
- Dec 25
- Xmas
- Christmas
- Christmastide
- Christmastime
- Noel
- Yule
- Yuletide
- Gregorian calendar month
- mid-December
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