Word
september
Phoneticssep·tem·ber
/sɛpˈtɛmbɝ/
Definition
n. the ninth month of the year, between August and October.
n. the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October.
Examples
“The new school year starts in September.”
“Many families take their final summer trips in early September before the autumn weather arrives.”
“September marks the transition from summer to autumn in the northern hemisphere, often bringing cooler temperatures and shorter daylight hours.”
Examples
simple
“The new school year starts in September.”
contextual
“Many families take their final summer trips in early September before the autumn weather arrives.”
complex
“September marks the transition from summer to autumn in the northern hemisphere, often bringing cooler temperatures and shorter daylight hours.”
Usage
Always capitalized; usually preceded by the preposition 'in' when referring to the month generally.
Etymology
PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Latin September Old French septembreder. Old English Middle English English September From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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