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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Cassie, Dawn Richard, actress Kat Pasion among alleged Diddy victims The following is a list of the people who have publicly accused Combs, from the first lawsuit filed by Cassie in November 2023 to the most recent suit in April 2025. —Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 12 May 2025

Editor’s Note In November 2023, Trump Media sued 20 media outlets, including Forbes, for reporting that included calculations of its financial results while still a private company. —Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025

In November, the 14th annual edition of the three-week TD James Moody Jazz Festival will be held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025

More to Explore What Lady Gaga Teaches us about Pain and Gender Ellen C. Caldwell November 3, 2017 What does GAGA: Five Foot Two teach us about pain? —Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 11 May 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

Rhymes for November

• december
• dismember
• nonmember
• remember
• september
• ember
• member

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.