English Explanatory Dictionary

November

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.
  2. A female given name.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of November from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Pronunciation

/nəʊˈvɛmbə/ /nəˈvɛmbə/ nō-vĕmʹbər /noʊˈvɛmbɚ/ en-us-November.ogg /nəˈvɛmbə(r)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-november.wav

Word forms

November Novembers Novembre

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Italic *nowən Latin novem Latin November Latin november Old French novembrebor. Middle English Novembre English November From Middle English Novembre, from Old French novembre, from Latin November (“ninth month”), from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (“nine”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix. November was the ninth month in the Roman calendar. Displaced native Old English blōtmōnaþ (literally “sacrifice month”), so called because the Anglo-Saxons, when they were pagans, would sacrifice in this month before the winter set in.

Synonyms

Eleventh Month

Related words

Nov Nov. 9ber mul:11 January February March April May June July August September October December

Derived words

Juvember mid-November Movember No Nut November November class November Coalition November criminal November Eve November Group Novemberish Novembrish Novemberly November moth November Revolution November Uprising Novembery Novembry Novembral Roevember Witch of November
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