/mʌnθ/
Translation
One of the twelve parts that a year is divided into.
Word origin
From Old English monath, linked to the word for moon, because months were once counted by the moon.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- monath
Grammar
Examples
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"Month" means one of the twelve parts of the year.
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"Months" is the plural, meaning more than one month.
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Here "month" names the period the payment covers.
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(7)Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
English grammar test: 30 questions with answers (A2-B2)
Past simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Used to, would and be used to: talking about past habits and states in English
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