November

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noun

No·​vem·​ber nō-ˈvem-bər 

nə-

: 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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Noun

Fresh from a stint in the G League which saw Whitmore inactive from November 8 until December 8, Whitmore came off the bench to score 11 points in just 14 minutes on 5-for-10 shooting from the floor. —Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

And near the end of it all, on November 1st, The Cure delivered Songs of a Lost World, released 16 years after 2008’s 4:13 Dream, and 45 years after their 1979 studio debut, Three Imaginary Boys. —Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 Dec. 2024

In November, beachgoers in Australia witnessed one such bizarre instance—a tuxedoed emperor penguin waddling toward the dunes. —Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024

Since his reelection in November, Trump has wasted no time jumping back into business. —Emily Martin, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024

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

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.