# September

Pronunciation: US say "sep-TEM-bur" /sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/; UK say "sep-TEM-buh" /sɛpˈtɛmbə/

## Proper noun

1. The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, falling between August and October and containing the southward equinox.
   - Simple: The ninth month of the year, coming after August and before October.
   - _The new academic year begins in September across most of the country._
   - _September brought cooler evenings and the first hint of fall._

## Origin

September comes through Middle English and Old French septembre from Latin September, meaning "seventh month," built on septem ("seven"), which traces back to Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥; how the rest of the word was formed is uncertain. It was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.

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