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单词 months
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month

noun

ˈmən(t)th How to pronounce month (audio)
plural months ˈmən(t)s How to pronounce month (audio)
ˈmən(t)ths
1
: a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or ¹/₁₂ of a year
2
months plural : an indefinite usually extended period of time
he has been gone for months
3
: one ninth of the typical duration of human pregnancy
she was in her eighth month
month table

Synonyms

  • aeon
  • eon
  • age
  • blue moon
  • coon's age
  • cycle
  • donkey's years [chiefly British]
  • eternity
  • forever
  • long
  • moon
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Example Sentences

July is my favorite month. It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months. the merry month of May I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month. The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next. He was gone for a month. She was back to work a month after the accident. He's been gone for months. I haven't talked to her in months. See More
Recent Examples on the Web In the study, called CodeBreaK 200, Lumakras delayed tumor growth by a little more than one month compared to the standard chemotherapy, docetaxel — a lower-than-expected improvement that nonetheless achieved the main efficacy goal. Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 Earlier that morning, she’d been seen walking with all three of her children – a 7-year-old boy, a 4-year-old girl and a 3-and-a-half-month-old girl – on the famed Coney Island Boardwalk, Ingle said. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022 The Red Sox celebrated Hispanic Heritage month with Dia De Los Media Rojas in recognition of Mexican Independence Day . . . Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2022 Disney announced price hikes for its streaming services last month, and starting in December an ad-free subscription to the service will cost $3 more per month. Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 His office announced Wednesday night that Gov. Ned Lamont will come to New Britain on Thursday morning to celebrate heritage month with members of his cabinet, state lawmakers and community members. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2022 November also marks the observance of Native American Heritage month, also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 13 Sep. 2022 Our top pick, the CHOICE package, costs $89.99/month and includes everything outlined above. Amy Leona Havin | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2022 And then there’s Lemmy, who impressed Osbourne by downing a bottle of bourbon a day for over a month. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English mōnath; akin to Old High German mānōd month, Old English mōna moon

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

month

noun

ˈmənth How to pronounce month (audio)
: one of the twelve parts into which the year is divided

months

plural noun

as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time that meeting lasted for months

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • forever
  • long
  • age
  • eternity
  • cycle
  • donkey's years
  • aeon
  • moon
  • eon
  • blue moon
  • lifetime
  • coon's age
  • infinity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • minute
  • moment
  • second
  • instant
  • trice
  • jiffy
  • wink
  • shake
  • twinkling
  • twinkle
  • flash
  • split second
  • nanosecond
  • microsecond
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