🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Dicembre

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee-chem-breh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
December/dɪˈsɛmbər/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"A dicembre ci sono molte feste."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The twelfth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, typically associated with winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

    "Many people celebrate Christmas in December."
  2. 2

    A period of time characterized by specific events or holidays occurring in this month.

    "The end of December is often marked by New Year's Eve celebrations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'December' comes from the Latin 'december', which means 'tenth month'. It was originally the tenth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added, shifting its position to the twelfth month in the modern Gregorian calendar.

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