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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024month /mʌnθ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Timeany of the 12 parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- Timethe time from any day of one calendar month to the corresponding day of the next, or a period of four weeks or 30 days.
Idioms- Idioms a month of Sundays, any long period of time:It's been a month of Sundays since you've called.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024month (munth),USA pronunciation n. - TimeAlso called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- Timethe time from any day of one calendar month to the corresponding day of the next.
- Timea period of four weeks or 30 days.
- AstronomyAlso called solar month. one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year.
- AstronomyAlso called lunar month. the period of a complete revolution of the moon around the earth, as the period between successive new moons (synodic month,) equal to 29.531 days, or the period between successive conjunctions with a star (sidereal month,) equal to 27.322 days, or the period between successive perigees (anomalistic month,) equal to 27.555 days, or the period between successive similar nodes (nodical month or draconic month,) equal to 27.212 days.
- an unusually long period of time of indefinite length:I haven't seen him for months.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English mōnath; cognate with Old High German mānōd, Old Norse mānathr. See moon
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: month /mʌnθ/ n - one of the twelve divisions (calendar months) of the calendar year
- a period of time extending from one date to a corresponding date in the next calendar month
- a period of four weeks or of 30 days
- the period of time (tropical month) taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- the period of time (sidereal month) taken by the moon to make one complete revolution around the earth, measured between two successive conjunctions with a distant star; 27.321 66 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 11 seconds)
Also called: lunation the period of time (lunar or synodic month) taken by the moon to make one complete revolution around the earth, measured between two successive new moons; 29.530 59 days (approximately 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, 3 seconds)- a month of Sundays ⇒ informal a long unspecified period
Related adjective(s): mensal Etymology: Old English mōnath; related to Old High German mānōd, Old Norse mānathr; compare Gothic mena moon |