December
[dɪ'sembə] or [dɪ'sɛmbɚ]
Definition
(n.) The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice.
(n.) Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season; as, the December of his life.
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Definition
n. the tenth month among the Romans who began their year with March: with us the twelfth month of the year.—adj. Decem′berly wintry cold.—n. Decem′brist one of those who took part in the Russian conspiracy of December 1825.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of December, foretells accumulation of wealth, but loss of friendship. Strangers will occupy the position in the affections of some friend which was formerly held by you.
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Examples
- The marriage is fixed for the twenty-second of December. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- In December, 1762, a circumstance which caused great alarm in the province took place. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Means for quarter sawing in both directions of log travel are shown in patent to Gray, No. 550,825, December 3, 1895. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I find this in Père Boschovich's account of it, as abridged in the Monthly Review for December, 1750. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The time of starting was not definitely arranged, but it was thought all would be ready by the 6th of December, if not before. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The river was higher than its natural banks from December, 1862, to the following April. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On December 29th, 1916, the monk Rasputin was murdered at a dinner-party in Petrograd, and a belated attempt was made to put the Tsardom in order. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Conspicuous among the early planing machine patents in the United States was that granted to William Woodworth, December 27, 1828. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We arrived in London the 24th December, 1724. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The announcement of the invention of the carbon filament lamp was first made to the public in December, 1879. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She rose at nine that December night: above the horizon I saw her come. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- This was on the 15th of December. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This was the night of the 21st of December. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This was ratified by the Republic of Panama on December 2, 1903, and by the United States on February 23, 1904. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Davy was born at Penzance in Cornwall December 17, 1778, the eldest son in a family of five children. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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