Hypertext Webster Gateway: "December"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
December \De*cem"ber\, n. [F. d['e]cembre, from L. December, fr.
decem ten; this being the tenth month among the early Romans,
who began the year in March. See {Ten}.]
1. The twelfth and last month of the year, containing
thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter
solstice.
2. Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the
winter season; as, the December of his life.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
December
n : the last (12th) month of the year [syn: {December}, {Dec}]
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