November
pronunciation
How to pronounce November in British English:
UK [nəʊˈvembə(r)]
How to pronounce November in American English:
US [noʊˈvembər]
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- 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 .