December

A1 Topic:Time

US /dɪˈsɛm.bɚ/ UK /dɪˈsɛmbə/ See IPA manual

Freq #4654

Meanings

1

name
The twelfth and last month of the year, after November.

We always visit my grandparents in December for the holidays.

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Synonyms

1 name · the twelfth and last month... twelfth month

Word family

Forms decembers

Derived forms decemberishdecemberlydecembristmay-december

Related forms undecimber

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin decem Latin December Latin decemberbor. Old French decembrebor. Middle English December English December From Middle English December, Decembre, from Old French decembre, from Latin december (“tenth month”), from Latin decem (“ten”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.

December Middle English decembre Old French december Latin decem Latin -ber Latin

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# December

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** name
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈsɛm.bɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsɛmbə/
**Frequency rank:** 4654

## Meanings
1. The twelfth and last month of the year, after November.

## Examples
- We always visit my grandparents in December for the holidays.

## Derived Forms
- decemberish
- decemberly
- decembrist
- may-december

## Related Forms
- undecimber

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: December
- Root: decembre
- Root: december
- Root: decem
- Root: -ber

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin decem Latin December Latin decemberbor. Old French decembrebor. Middle English December English December From Middle English December, Decembre, from Old French decembre, from Latin december (“tenth month”), from Latin decem (“ten”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.

## AI Etymology
December comes from Middle English December, Decembre, from Old French decembre, from Latin december (“tenth month”), from Latin decem (“ten”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar. The historical chain includes Middle English December, Old French decembre, Latin december, Latin decem, Latin -ber. The current sense is The twelfth and last month of the year, after November. English relatives and later formations include decemberish, decemberly, decembrist, undecimber.

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- Time

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