noun

December

The twelfth month of the year.

Our family visits the mountains every December for a vacation.

Etymology

The Latin root means ten. December was the tenth month in an earlier Roman ordering, and its name remained after the calendar placed it twelfth.

More examples

  • December has 31 days.
  • Her birthday is in December.
  • The last two Decembers were unusually warm.

Forms

December · Decembers