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The tenth month of the civil year
Answer for the clue "The tenth month of the civil year ", 6 letters:
tammuz
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Babylonian and Assyrian god (identified with Adon), according to Klein's sources probably from Babylonian Du'uzu , contraction of Dumu-zi "the son who rises," also interpeted as "the faithful son."
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tammuz may refer to: Tammuz (deity) , Babylonian and Sumerian god Tammuz (Hebrew month) , the 4th month of the Hebrew calendar Tammuz (Babylonian calendar) , a month in the Babylonian calendar Tammuz 1 or Osirak, formerly a nuclear reactor in Iraq
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thammuz \Tham"muz\, Tammuz \Tam"muz\, n. [Heb. thamm[=u]z.] A deity among the ancient Syrians, in honor of whom the Hebrew idolatresses held an annual lamentation. This deity has been conjectured to be the same with the Ph[oe]nician Adon, or Adonis. --Milton. ...
Usage examples of tammuz.
Still complaining to himself, Tammuz arranged the smoldering sticks in the stand, then stalked off toward the building where everyone else had gone.