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# december

noun (December)

«december» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. December is the twelfth and last month of the year. It has 31 days. It comes after November; January follows it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#m1)
2. In the north (USA, UK, Canada, Ireland) December is in winter; in Australia and New Zealand it is in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#m2)

### In the lessons

a month: days in December (31), counting days; in everyday life: Christmas, Hanukkah and other winter holidays, the end of the year, school holidays; in science: the shortest days in the north and the longest in the south

### Examples

- December has 31 days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#x1)
- She saved $1 every day in December. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#x2)
- How many days of December are left after the first 20? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#x3)
- It snowed on 12 days in December. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#x4)
- In December we decorate the Christmas tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#x5)
- In Australia, December is hot and sunny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#x6)
- December is the last month of the year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#x7)
- The school term ends in the middle of December. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#x8)
- Vacation begins on the first of January and ends on the last day of December. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/#x9)

### Note

Hidden fact: December has 31 days (saving $1 a day → $31). Always written with a capital D. Short form: Dec. The next month (January) begins a new year.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «december» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«december» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/december.html) on Mova free.