December
WordNet
noun
(1) The last (12th) month of the year
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Etymology
decembre, from decembre, from , from Latin , from Proto-Indo-European *dekm, ten; December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.
Proper noun
- The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year. Abbreviation: Dec or Dec.