November

pronunciation

How to pronounce November in British English: UK [nəʊˈvembə(r)]word uk audio image

How to pronounce November in American English: US [noʊˈvembər] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    the month following October and preceding December

Word Origin

November
November: [13] The ancient Romans calculated the beginning of their year from March. Hence they named their ninth month novembris or november mēnsis. November and novembris were derivatives of Latin novem ‘nine’.
November
c. 1200, from Old French novembre and directly from Latin November (also Novembris (mensis)), from novem "nine" (see nine). The ninth month of the Roman calendar, which began in March. For -ber see December. In Old English, it was Blotmonað "month of sacrifice," literally "blood-month," the time when the early Saxons prepared for winter by sacrificing animals, which they then butchered and stored for food.

Example

1. Barack obama faces an election in november .
2. He has served as acting governor since november 2010 .
3. What 's there to see in england in november ?
4. That may change in november .
5. The election is november sixth .

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