december

/di'sembə/

Thân thiện

December is the month when many families decorate a Christmas tree.

Definition

December (noun): The twelfth and final month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

Usage

"December" is used to refer to the specific month. It is always capitalized. * My birthday is in December. * December is often associated with winter holidays.* * The project deadline is December 15th.

Advanced Usage

• A December to remember: A phrase used to describe a particularly memorable or significant December.
  • With the family reunion and the wedding, this will be a December to remember.
• Mid-December: Refers to the middle part of the month, approximately the 10th to the 20th.
  • We expect the report to be ready by mid-December.

Variants and Related Words

• Dec.: The standard written abbreviation for December.
  • The event is scheduled for Dec. 24th.

Synonyms

• The twelfth month: A literal descriptive synonym.
• The last month of the year: A descriptive phrase.

Related Idioms

• The December of one's life: A poetic idiom referring to old age or the final years of a person's life.
  • In the December of his life, he enjoyed quiet days in his garden.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the last (12th) month of the year

Từ đồng nghĩa

• December
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