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month

noun
MUNTH/mʌnθ/

Pluralmonths

3 meanings of month

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  1. 1
    about 30 daysnouncountable
    A length of time of about four weeks, or about 30 days.

    Like a block of about thirty days on the calendar.

    The free trial lasts one month before you start paying.

    She repaid the small loan over six months.

    UsageSay two months, but a two-month trip.

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  2. 2
    calendar partnouncountable
    One of the twelve named parts that a year is divided into.

    Like one slice of a year cut into twelve pieces.

    July is my favorite month because there is no school.

    A year is made up of twelve months.

    UsageSay in July, but on July 4.

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  3. 3
    nounobsoleteplural
    Used as months: the monthly blood a woman loses during her period.
    Sckenkius hath two other instances of two melancholy and mad women, so caused from the suppression of their months.
    1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of MelancholyHere, months means a woman's monthly bleeding, her period.
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Origin

"Month" comes from Old English mōnaþ. It goes back to an old root meaning "moon," because people used the moon's cycles to measure time.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts