November

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noun

No·​vem·​ber nō-ˈvem-bər How to pronounce November (audio)
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: 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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Last November, Canfield and his crew, which includes Mike Buckley, the strategist and business lead, started Season 5 in the best way possible, winning the opening race of the Dubai event. Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025 More than 130 Houthi attacks occurred throughout the region since November 2023, according to crisis mapping and data collection firm Armed Conflict Location and Event Data. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2025 The unemployment rate went up from 4.3% in March 2021, when the recession started, to a high of 6.3% in March 2003 or 16 months after the recession officially ended in November 2001. Christian Weller, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Over the 12 months through February, CPI rose 2.8% — the lowest since November, when inflation data started to heat up. Axios, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for November

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of November was in the 13th century

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“November.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/November. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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.

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