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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
December
 
SYLLABICATION:De·cem·ber
PRONUNCIATION:  d-smbr
NOUN:abbr. Dec. The 12th month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See table at calendar.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English decembre, from Old French, from Latin December, the tenth month of the Roman year, probably from *decemmembris, from *decem-mnsris : decem, ten; see dek in Appendix I + mnsis, month; see menses.
 
 
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