month
month definition
month (munt̸h)
noun
- any of the main parts (usually twelve) into which the calendar year is dividedalso calendar month
- the time from any date of one month to the corresponding date of the next
- a period of four weeks or 30 days
- the period of a complete revolution of the moon around the earth with respect to some object; esp.,
- the period (synodic month) marked by two successive lunar conjunctions with the sun, equal on the average to 29.53 days: also called lunar month
- the sidereal month
- one twelfth of the solar yearin full solar month
Etymology: ME < OE monath, akin to Ger monat, ON manuthr < Gmc *menōth- < IE *mēnōt, month, moon, var. of mēn: see moon
month Idioms
month after month
every month or for many successive months
month by month
each month
month in, month out
every month
month of Sundays
Informal a long time
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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