Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The 11th month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The eleventh month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviated Nov.
Wiktionary
- n. The letter N in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
- n. The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December. Abbreviation: Nov or Nov.
- n. The letter N in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The eleventh month of the year, containing thirty days.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the month following October and preceding December
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old French novembre, from Latin november ("ninth month"), from Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (“nine”); + Latin -ber, from adjectival suffix -bris; November was the ninth month in the Roman calendar (Wiktionary)
- Middle English Novembre, from Old French, from Latin November, ninth month, from novem, nine; see newn̥ in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“[October, shrugging his shoulders, withdraws into the background, while November throws her pine cones on the fire, and sits down listlessly.] _November.”
“[Illustration: THE DOG PARTY LEAVES HUT POINT -- November 1, 1912] _November 11.”
“[Footnote 1: Despatched by runner on November 20, but returned to the writer on December 23, and despatched again on January 1.] _November 10, 1899.”
“At that point what will likely matter most in November is what the state of the economy is.”
“To further alienate these voters so that Blanche Lincoln, or somebody like her, can lose by ten points in November is not smart politics.”
The Huffington Post: Lincoln Mitchell: Looking Back at the Arkansas Senate Race
“When a close race in November is expected, electability is an issue which should be taken into consideration when nominating a candidate.”
The Huffington Post: Lincoln Mitchell: Looking Back at the Arkansas Senate Race
“If anyone out there thinks voting Republican in November is going to quicken the pace of an economic recovery you truly live in Fantasyland!”
“What drives the liberals to the polls in November is that the party that intended to put this woman a heart beat away from the presidency who once said she could see Russia from her house ... thats what drives liberals mad is the fact that the Republican party is full of hypocrisy, lies, is unpatriotic and puts party before country!”
“The most encouraging things on the horizon for the GOP in November, is Pelosi, Reid, and Obama.”
“The user-friendly app, which was demonstrated in November, is being tested by 100 large and small businesses, including Fujitsu, Wachovia and Harrah's.”
Salesforce.com launches Facebook-like service for businesses
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