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December

[ dih-sem-ber ]

noun

  1. the twelfth month of the year, containing 31 days. : Dec.


December

/ ɪˈɛə /

noun

  1. the twelfth and last month of the year, consisting of 31 days
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of December1

before 1000; Middle English decembre < Old French < Latin december (stem decembr- ) the tenth month of the early Roman year, apparently < *dec ( em ) -membri-, equivalent to decem ten + *-membri- < mens- month + -ri- suffix (with -sr- > -br- and assimilation of nasal)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of December1

C13: from Old French decembre, from Latin december the tenth month (the Roman year originally began with March), from decem ten
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Those two losses came against Ukraine's Usyk, who ended Fury's 15-year unbeaten streak as a professional in their first contest last May before winning the December rematch.

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Last December, he did an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes programme in which he accused Israel of genocide, which it denies.

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He then bought a new home nearby and sold it last December, closing escrow less than two weeks before the neighborhood was ravaged by a deadly wildfire.

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Dozens of San Fernando Valley residents protested outside the commission’s San Francisco headquarters in December, asking the panel to vote to shut down the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility in Porter Ranch.

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Cammy Day stepped down in December and was suspended by the Labour party pending the outcome of the police probe.

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