# April

Pronunciation: US say "AY-pruhl" /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/; UK say "AY-pril" /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/

## Proper noun

1. The month between March and May, the fourth of the twelve in the Gregorian calendar.
   - Simple: The fourth month of the year. It comes after March and before May.
   - _The committee scheduled the vote for the second week of April._
   - _April's mix of sunshine and sudden showers makes planning a picnic risky._

## Origin

April comes from Middle English apprile, re-Latinised from earlier aueril, borrowed from Old French avrill and ultimately from Latin Aprīlis, said to mean the month of the goddess Venus. This may be based on Etruscan apru, from Ancient Greek Aphrodítē (Venus). It displaced the native Old English ēastermōnaþ, literally 'Easter month'.

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