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

In With November Cover Star M... Serena Williams Reflects on Her Life in Loo... Emma Corrin Stars in a Surreal Ode to Lobst... —Mina Holland, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025

In November, a new trade group called the Association of FireTech Innovation was established by the leaders of Convective Capital, and a nonprofit called Megafire Action. —Cyrus Farivar, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025

SpaceX looks to increase Starship launches in 2025 SpaceX launched just two Starship flight tests in 2023 before increasing the demos to four in 2024, with the final one of the year taking place in November. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025

Employers added 256,000 jobs last month, up from 212,000 in November, the Labor Department reported Friday. Unemployment, which was expected to hover around 4.2%, fell to 4.1% last month. —Paul Wiseman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025

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.