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Month has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

"he paid the bill last month"

2

a time unit of approximately 30 days

"he was given a month to pay the bill"

3

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

"The ancient calendar originally structured every month around the waxing and waning cycles of the moon rather than fixed dates."

In plain English: A month is a period of time that lasts about four weeks and is used to count the days on a calendar.

"We will finish this project by the end of the month."

Usage: Use "month" to refer to any of the twelve roughly 30- or 31-day periods that make up a calendar year. Do not use it to describe a specific date within that period, such as saying "on month five."

Example Sentences
"We will finish this project by the end of the month." noun
"We need to finish this project within one month." noun
"She has lived in London for over six months now." noun
"The rent payment is due at the beginning of each month." noun
Related Terms
may year march time days thirty thirty days calendar twelve weeks january measurement unit day part february week four four weeks april
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
time period time unit
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
date Revolutionary calendar month Gregorian calendar month Jewish calendar month Islamic calendar month Hindu calendar month lunar month anomalistic month sidereal month solar month

Origin

The word "month" comes from Old English and originally meant "moon," reflecting the ancient practice of measuring time by lunar cycles. It traveled into modern English through Middle English while retaining its connection to the phases of the moon.

Rhyming Words
nth anth tenth synth xanth panth plinth saunth teenth acanth cleanth jacinth seventh strenth nepenth corinth greenth absinth dozenth hydranth
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