june
n. C / Un. the sixth month of the year. It comes after May and before July.
n. the sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, consisting of 30 days. When used as a proper name, it is always capitalised.
We are going on holiday in June.
The school year usually ends in late June before the summer break begins.
The summer solstice occurs in June, marking the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the official start of the season.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyuder.? Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin Iūnō Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Iūnius Latin iūnius Old French juinbor. Middle English Juyn Middle English June English June From Middle English June, june, re-Latinised variants of earlier Middle English Juyn, juyng, from Old French juing, juin, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“Juno”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu (“vital force, youthful vigor”).
Short for junior.
Usually uncountable when referring to the month in general, but countable when referring to a specific instance of that month in a particular year.