November

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noun

No·​vem·​ber nō-ˈvem-bər How to pronounce November (audio)
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: the 11th month of the Gregorian calendar

November

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communications code word

a communications code word for the letter n

Examples of November in a Sentence

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After receiving treatment, he was welcomed back in November 2022. Lexi Carson, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024 Among Republicans currently planning to cast votes for Trump, 13% said that a felony conviction would change their minds and lead them to not vote for him in November, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted at the beginning of April. Brian Bennett, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024 In With November Cover Star M... Serena Williams Reflects on Her Life in Loo... Emma Corrin Stars in a Surreal Ode to Lobst... Bénja Gladden-Slaughter, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024 The trial comes just months before the presidential election in November. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024 Ballots in both the May primary and November general election will feature federal, state and local races. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024 In November 2023, Bosch, SAP, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise backed a $500 million Series B funding round, marking one of Europe’s biggest AI funding rounds ever. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024 Some experts were skeptical, and in November, Off asked the city for data that had already been discussed at a public city meeting a couple of days earlier. Taylor Batten, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024 In November 2021, a 16-year-old student was shot by a 15-year-old classmate in a school bathroom at Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix during a dispute. L. M. Boyd, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English Novembre, from Anglo-French, from Latin November, ninth month of the early Roman calendar, from novem nine — more at nine

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Communications Code Word

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of November was in the 13th century

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“November.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/November. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

November

noun
No·​vem·​ber
nō-ˈvem-bər
: the 11th month of the year
Etymology

Noun

Middle English Novembre "November (the 11th month)," from early French Novembre (same meaning), from Latin November "November (ninth month)," from novem "nine"

Word Origin
The first calendar used in ancient Rome began the year with the month of March. The ninth month of the year was called November, from the Latin word novem, meaning "nine." When the name was first borrowed into Middle English from early French, it was spelled Novembre. But in time the original Latin spelling became the one used in English.

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