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masculine

/de.sɑ̃bʁ/

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Translation

December

Word origin

From Latin December, from decem ('ten'), as it was the tenth month of the early Roman calendar.

Origin: Latin
Root: december
English cognates: December, decimal, decade

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraldécembres

Examples

My birthday is in December.

It is always very cold in December.

partons 20 .

We are going on holiday on the 20th of December.

l'.

December is my favourite month of the year.

Cette , .

This year, Christmas falls on a Monday in December.

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This word is part of lesson 66.