Meaning
- The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.
- (rare) A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].
- A surname.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈsɛmbə/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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