What does "month" mean?

1. (calendar division) one of the twelve named periods of the year, like January or June. 2. (a period of four weeks) a period of about four weeks or thirty days.

month

US //ˈmənθ// UK //mˈʌnθ// month

1 calendar division (n.)
A1 Beginner

one of the twelve named periods of the year, like January or June.

one of the twelve specific divisions of the year in the calendar.

Example

My birthday is in the month of October, when the leaves start to change color.

Example

The fiscal year begins in the month of April, requiring all departments to submit their final budget reports by the end of March.
2 a period of four weeks (n.)
A2 Elementary

a period of about four weeks or thirty days.

a period of time spanning approximately four weeks or thirty consecutive days, not necessarily aligned with a calendar month.

Example

She is going to travel around Europe for a month this summer.

Example

The recovery process typically takes a full month of rest before the patient can return to strenuous physical activity.
- four weeks

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥sder. Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ Old English mōnaþ Middle English mon(e)th English month From Middle English mon(e)th, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-West Germanic mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs (“month”), from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably derived from meh₁- (“measure”) with moon-cycles being used to measure time. Related to moon.

Word family

Nounmonth
Adjectivemonthly

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