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month

  • noun
  • mŭnth

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

Example

“July is my favourite month.”

Other meanings

  1. A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof.

  2. A woman's period; menstrual discharge.

Synonyms

  • calendar month

Related words

  • halfmonth
  • intermonth
  • intramonth
  • midmonth
  • monther
  • monthful
  • monthiversary
  • monthling
  • monthlong
  • monthsary
  • multimonth
  • twelvemonth

Example sentences

  • “Your sales are looking good this month.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

  • “Make sure you clean the funk out of the filter every month.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "mōnaþ".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “month” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.