September

//sɛpˈtɛmbɚ// name

name ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the month following August and preceding October wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

    "Holonyms: calendar year; year"

  2. 2
    Celi, Roman goddess of September rare
  3. 3
    A female or male given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]. rare

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:September."

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ninth monthsepsept

Example

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"Shocked by the events of September 11th, politicians all over the world condemned the terrorists for their reprehensible deed."

Etymology

PIE word *septḿ̥ From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.

Related phrases

Endless SeptemberMay-September romanceNever Ending SeptemberNever-Ending SeptemberNeverending SeptemberSeptember GroupSeptember MassacresSeptember That Never EndedSeptember call-upSeptember eleventhSeptember elmSeptember people

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