The 12th month of the year in the Gregorian 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 + mēnsis, month; see menses.]
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[Middle English decembre, from Old French, from Latin December, the tenth month of the Roman year, probably from *decemmembris, from *decem-mēnsris : decem, ten + mēnsis, month; see menses.]
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From December to March, there are for many of us three gardens - the garden outdoors, the garden of pots and bowls in the house, and the garden of the mind's eye.
— Katherine S. White
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the last (12th) month of the year
Synonym: Dec
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December (
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In Latin, decem means "ten". December was also the tenth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.
December's flower is the narcissus or holly. December's birthstones are turquoise, lapis lazuli, zircon, topaz (blue), or tanzanite.[citation needed]
December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
December starts on the same day of the week as September.
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| Translations: December |
Français (French)
n. - décembre
Deutsch (German)
n. - Dezember
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Δεκέμβριος, Δεκέμβρης
Português (Portuguese)
n. - Dezembro (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - diciembre
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - december
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
十二月
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 十二月
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ديسمبر, شهر كانون الأول
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