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December

December \De*cem"ber\ (d[-e]*s[e^]m"b[~e]r), prop. n. [F. d['e]cembre, from L. December, fr. decem ten; this being the tenth month among the early Romans, who began the year in March. See Ten.]

  1. The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice.

  2. Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season; as, the December of his life.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
December

c.1000, from Old French decembre, from Latin December, from decem "ten" (see ten); tenth month of the old Roman calendar, which began with March.\n

\nThe -ber in four Latin month names is probably from -bris, an adjectival suffix. Tucker thinks that the first five months were named for their positions in the agricultural cycle, and "after the gathering in of the crops, the months were merely numbered."\n\nIf the word contains an element related to mensis, we must assume a *decemo-membris (from *-mensris). October must then be by analogy from a false division Sep-tem-ber &c. Perhaps, however, from *de-cem(o)-mr-is, i.e. "forming the tenth part or division," from *mer- ..., while October = *octuo-mr-is.

[T.G. Tucker, "Etymological Dictionary of Latin"]

Wiktionary
december

n. The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year. Abbreviation: '''Dec''' or '''Dec.'''

Wikipedia
December

December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars. It is one of seven months with the length of 31 days.

December contains the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the day with the fewest daylight hours, and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, the day with the most daylight hours (excluding polar regions in both cases). December in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the astronomical winter is traditionally 21 December or the date of the solstice. Meteorological winter begins on 1 December. In the Southern hemisphere, meteorological summer begins on 1 December.

In the Western World the month is strongly associated with Christmas.

December (The Moody Blues album)

December is the sixteenth album by the rock group, The Moody Blues. The Christmas themed album released in 2003 is their most current album of new material and their first album since The Magnificent Moodies to feature covers as well as original material. It is also their first album following Ray Thomas' retirement from the band; and is their final studio release.

December (disambiguation)

December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.

December may also refer to:

December (George Winston album)

December is the fourth solo piano album from George Winston, released in 1982. It is a Christmas album, and more generally a tribute to the winter season. The album is a follow up to Autumn.

December is Winston's highest-selling album, having sold over 3 million copies. The success of the album, along with several of Winston's other albums from the early 1980s, enabled the record label, Windham Hill, to get international distribution and a much higher profile.

A 20th Anniversary Edition of the album, with two bonus tracks, was released in 2001. The album was again reissued in 2013 by Valley Entertainment with Dancing Cat Records, Winston's own label. This reissue was packaged in a Digipak and features revised cover art.

December (Kenny Loggins album)

December is a Christmas music album by soft rock singer Kenny Loggins. Released in 1998, it contains several Christmas music standards, such as "White Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," along with several other lesser-known holiday songs (such as "Walking In The Air" from the television special "The Snowman"), as well as a few Loggins originals. Musicians include Peter Kater also the co-producer, Russ Kunkel, veteran Loggins and Messina reed player Jon Clarke, David Crosby and Graham Nash.

December (Collective Soul song)

"December" is a song by the American alternative rock band Collective Soul, released on the band's 1995 eponymous album. Written by singer/guitarist Ed Roland, the song peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart for 9 straight weeks surpassing their prior hit, " Shine" by 1 week, as well as peaking at #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart making their highest-charting single on that chart also surpassing "Shine" at #4.

December (Chris Botti album)

December is the fifth studio album by trumpet player Chris Botti. It was released by Columbia Records on October 22, 2002. Botti himself provided vocal on "Perfect Day" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".

December (2008 film)

December is a 2008 Brazilian drama film and directoral debut of Selton Mello. Shot in Rio de Janeiro, it stars Leonardo Medeiros, Darlene Glória, Graziella Moretto, Paulo Guarnieri, and Lúcio Mauro.

December (Roman month)

December (from Latin decem, "ten") or mensis December was originally the tenth month of the Roman calendar, following November (novem, "nine") and preceding Ianuarius. It had 29 days. When the calendar was reformed to create a 12-month year starting in Ianuarius, December became the twelfth month, but retained its name, as did the other numbered months from Quintilis (July) through December. Its length was increased to 31 days under the Julian calendar reform.

December (magazine)

December is an independent nonprofit literary magazine that was founded in 1958. The journal was part of both the little magazine and the small press movements of the 1950s and was revived in 2012. December publishes original prose, poetry, and art submitted by new writers and artists, as well as previously unpublished work by distinguished literary figures. Former and current contributors include Joyce Carol Oates, James Wright, Marvin Bell, Marge Piercy, and Raymond Carver. December's mission is to promote unheralded writers and artists, celebrate fresh work from more seasoned voices, and advocate for its contributors in local literary and art communities.

December (2005 film)

December is a 2005 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Ashok R. Nath and produced by Sheril Antony. The film stars Manoj K Jayan, Nedumudi Venu, Balachandra Menon and Subair in lead roles. The film had musical score by Jassie Gift.

December (1988 film)

December is a Malayalam language film. It was released in 1988.

December (musical duo)

December is a South Korean duo consisting of Yoon Hyuk and DK. They released their first EP, Dear My Lover on October 27, 2009.

December (Reigan EP)

December is the second extended play (EP) by Australian singer and songwriter Reigan Derry. The EP was released through Sony Music Australia on 11 December 2015. The four-track EP contains reworked versions of classic Christmas Carols all recorded live and unrehearsed.

In a statement, Derry said “The songs I’ve chosen to cover are all between 100-200 years old. I wanted to pay respect to the original songs by keeping the melodies and lyrics the same but changing the structure, tempo and chords.” adding “My family are quite festive. We play Christmas music from the 1st of December until Boxing Day. I have so much Christmas music on my iTunes but I didn’t have any of the timeless carols! I wanted to open these songs up and share some of my favourites.”

Usage examples of "december".

December 2003wrote another aardwolf reporting on the deadly conditions in Iraq, his political allegiances were quickly questioned by the White House, CIA officials later learned.

And inasmuch as we are informed that that is inconvenient, we order that the ships be prepared with all that is necessary by December, so that at the end of that month, they may leave the said port of Acapulco, so that they may be able to arrive at the said islands, at the latest, some time in March.

In December, Adams drafted a letter to Vergennes, which Franklin toned down.

At first light, December 15, Adams, his sons, Francis Dana, John Thaxter, servants, Spanish guides and muleteers, and two additional Americans who had been aboard the Sensible, set off mounted on scrawny mules and looking, as John Thaxter noted, very like a scene from Don Quixote, and quixotic the whole undertaking turned out to be.

On December 31, 1793, Jefferson resigned as Secretary of State, news that led Adams to write at length on the subject of his friend, saying things in several family letters he had not said before and that he wished to remain confidential.

By the time Adams returned to Philadelphia in December and established himself in different lodgings, at the Francis Hotel, the so-called Whiskey Rebellion had ended.

House that December, with a foot of snow in the streets outside and sleigh bells sounding, Adams, Gerry, McHenry, Secretary of the Navy Stoddert, and others gathered about large maps of the West Indies.

Thus, in December, a representative from Toussaint, Joseph Bunel, dined with Adams, marking the first time a man of African descent was the dinner guest of an American President.

A number of works, by Ory, Luro, Laudes, and Sylvestre, on the village community in Annam, proving that it has had there the same forms as in Germany or Russia, is mentioned in a review of these works by Jobbe-Duval, in Nouvelle Revue historique de droit francais et etranger, October and December, 1896.

Early in the morning on the first Sunday of December, Sir Robert Appleton presented himself at a modest country house just outside La Rochelle.

Lady Appleton, shivering as his torso was bared to the cold December night.

Utilizing total surprise, shielded from the powerful Allied air forces by bad weather predicted for December, they would slice through the thin American line in the Ardennes and turn northwest.

On Saturday, December 16, 1944 the predawn stillness of the Ardennes was shattered abruptly by a thunderous cannonade from 1,900 German guns.

On December 23, when the Elliots and Flemings had gone to Arajuno to spend Christmas with the McCullys, Nate flew Jim over the Auca settlement.

Lauderdale, Bahia Mar was almost into the early dark of early December.