# December

Pronunciation: US say "di-SEM-bur" /dɪˈsɛm.bɚ/; UK say "di-SEM-buh" /dɪˈsɛmbə/

## Proper noun

1. The twelfth and final month of the Gregorian calendar year, coming between November and January and containing the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
   - Simple: The last month of the year. It comes after November and before January.
   - _The company releases its annual report every December._
   - _By late December, days in the Northern Hemisphere are at their shortest._

## Origin

December comes through Middle English and Old French decembre from Latin december, meaning "tenth month," from Latin decem ("ten") plus an adjectival suffix. It was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.

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