month
noun
\ ˈmən(t)th
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plural months\ ˈmən(t)s
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Definition of month
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
Examples of month in a Sentence
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.
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Colorado finished with its 33rd-driest and 25th-warmest summer on record (out of 124 years of official records), all despite a significantly cooler and wetter than average month of June. — Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, "Colorado summer finishes hotter and drier than average," 12 Sep. 2019 The 2014 presidential vote led to months of turmoil ending in a shaky national unity government between Ghani and his rival, now-Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, who alleged fraud. — Washington Post, "Trump’s US-Taliban move pushes Afghans toward fragile vote," 11 Sep. 2019 The administration made the unilateral move after months of pushing Guatemala and Mexico to commit to going along with the plan. — Adam Liptak, New York Times, "Supreme Court Says Trump Can Bar Asylum Seekers While Legal Fight Continues," 11 Sep. 2019 Wednesday’s announcement came despite months of aggressive lobbying by Juul, which spent $1.9 million in the first half of the year to try and sway the White House, Congress and the FDA. — Matthew Perrone, Twin Cities, "Government plans to ban flavors used in e-cigarettes," 11 Sep. 2019 Beyond the potential threat, the investigation – featuring months of monitoring and the online engagement with an informant – was striking in its similarity to the FBI's pursuit of foreign operatives. — Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY, "After massacres and thwarted plots, federal authorities confront limits in fighting domestic terror," 10 Sep. 2019 The decision put an end to months of howling from the humans in this wealthy enclave just outside Washington. — Jessica Contrera, baltimoresun.com, "Controversial dog park that divided this Maryland town will be dismantled," 10 Sep. 2019 The new pact follows months of negotiations between the UFCW union groups and Ralphs, which is a division of Kroger Co., and Albertsons Companies, which owns Vons and Pavilions. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Strike likely stopped: Grocery workers like pay raises, pension bump," 9 Sep. 2019 As 2013 progressed, additional rookie cops, fresh out of the academy and undergoing months of field training, augmented the overtime cops by walking beats in the same zones. — Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com, "Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city ‘can’t afford’ current police OT costs," 9 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'month.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for month
month
noun
English Language Learners Definition of month
: any one of the 12 parts into which the year is divided
: a period of time that lasts about four weeks or 30 days
: a long period of time that is less than a year
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month
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Kids Definition of month
: one of the twelve parts into which the year is divided
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