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Dec

proper noun
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2 meanings of Dec

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  1. 1
    proper nounabbreviation
    Abbreviation of December.

    The report is due on Dec 1, so finish your sections this week.

    Holiday hours run from Nov. 25 through Dec. 31.

    Note

    Shorthand that belongs in date notation, tables and headers, where the twelfth and last month has to fit a narrow space. Style guides disagree about the trailing period (Dec 1 or Dec. 1), so follow whichever one governs the document and keep it consistent. The same spelling serves as the nickname for Declan; a numeral beside it usually shows that the month is meant.

Less common meaning

  1. 2
    proper noun
    A familiar shortened form of the male given name Declan.

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Origin

A shortened form of the name Declan.