month
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
months
plural
months
Britannica Dictionary definition of MONTH
1
[count]
:
any one of the 12 parts into which the year is divided
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July is my favorite month.
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It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months.
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the merry month of May
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The payments are due (on) the third of the month. [=on the third day of every month]
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We visit them twice a month. [=two times every month]
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I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month.
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The price changes from month to month. = The price changes each/every month.
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The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next.
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His health has been getting better month by month. = His health has been getting better with each passing month. [=his health has been getting better in a gradual and steady way as months have passed]
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These problems have continued month after month. [=for several or many months]
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[count]
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a period of time that lasts about four weeks or 30 days
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The baby is four months old. [=a four-month-old baby]
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a pregnant woman who is in her eighth month = a woman who has been pregnant for eight months
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He was gone for a month.
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She was back to work a month after the accident.
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I'll be seeing her again in a month. = I'll be seeing her again a month from now. = I'll be seeing her again in a month's time.
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months
[plural]
:
a long period of time that is less than a year
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He's been gone for months.
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I haven't talked to her in months.
a month of Sundays
informal
:
an extremely long time
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I haven't talked to her in a month of Sundays.
of the month
:
chosen for special honors or attention during a particular month
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see also flavor of the month at 1flavor
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He's been chosen as the employee of the month four times this year! [=chosen as the employee who is honored in a particular month for doing excellent work]
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the book of the month
