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Month

//mʌnθ// noun

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Noun

1
A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
"July is my favourite month."
2
a time unit of approximately 30 days wordnet
3
A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof.
"Holonyms: bimester < trimester < quadrimester < semester < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond"
4
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year wordnet
5
A woman's period; menstrual discharge. in-plural, obsolete
"Sckenkius hath two other instances of two melancholy and mad women, so caused from the suppression of their months."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥sder. Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ Old English mōnaþ Middle English mon(e)th English month From Middle English mon(e)th, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably derived from *meh₁- (“measure”) with moon-cycles being used to measure time. Related to moon.

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