ember monthsn.

Brit.

/ˈɛmbə mʌnθs/, U.S.

/ˈɛmbər ˌmənθs/, West African English

/ˈɛmba ˌmɔn(t)s/

Forms:

α. (In plural form) 1800s– ember months, 1900s– -ember months, 2000s– emba months.

β. (In singular form) 2000s– emba month, 2000s– ember month.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: September n., November n., December n., month n.¹

Etymology: < -ember (in September n., November n., December n.) + the plural of month n.¹

Now chiefly Nigerian English.

The final four months of the calendar year (September to December), esp. considered together as a period of heightened or intense activity.Occasionally in singular, as ember month: any one of these months.

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1898 N.Y. Times 27 Sept. 8/7 Dis season fills my feelin's wif a gentle sense o' peace. Dem ‘ember’ months is whut I likes—‘Sept.’, ‘Oct.’, an' ‘Nov.’ an' ‘Dec’.

1988 M. Aziude Please, forgive Me iii. 18 Kano and most other northern cities have been marked for the harmattan onslaughts during the ‘-ember’ months every year, and this prime week of November..provoked a sudden attack.

2018 @_waleii 2 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 14 May 2019) If you're born in an ember month stand up, stand up.

2019 Weekly Trust (Nigeria) (Nexis) 5 Jan. Safety measures taken..to reduce crashes during the ember months..include checking commercial activities of traders along the Madalla-Zuba highway.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ember months
释义	ember monthsn. Brit. /ˈɛmbə mʌnθs/, U.S. /ˈɛmbər ˌmənθs/, West African English /ˈɛmba ˌmɔn(t)s/ Forms: α. (In plural form) 1800s– ember months, 1900s– -ember months, 2000s– emba months. β. (In singular form) 2000s– emba month, 2000s– ember month. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: September n., November n., December n., month n.¹ Etymology: < -ember (in September n., November n., December n.) + the plural of month n.¹ Now chiefly Nigerian English. The final four months of the calendar year (September to December), esp. considered together as a period of heightened or intense activity.Occasionally in singular, as ember month: any one of these months. ΚΠ 1898 N.Y. Times 27 Sept. 8/7 Dis season fills my feelin's wif a gentle sense o' peace. Dem ‘ember’ months is whut I likes—‘Sept.’, ‘Oct.’, an' ‘Nov.’ an' ‘Dec’. 1988 M. Aziude Please, forgive Me iii. 18 Kano and most other northern cities have been marked for the harmattan onslaughts during the ‘-ember’ months every year, and this prime week of November..provoked a sudden attack. 2018 @_waleii 2 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 14 May 2019) If you're born in an ember month stand up, stand up. 2019 Weekly Trust (Nigeria) (Nexis) 5 Jan. Safety measures taken..to reduce crashes during the ember months..include checking commercial activities of traders along the Madalla-Zuba highway. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1898
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