English > December: 1 sense > noun 1, time| Meaning | The last (12th) month of the year. |
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| Synonym | Dec |
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| Part of | Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar | The solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years |
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| Parts | Christmas, Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25 | A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ |
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| Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel | Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 |
| New Year's Eve, December 31 | The last day of the year |
| mid-December | The middle part of December |
| Broader | Gregorian calendar month | A month in the Gregorian calendar |
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| Spanish | diciembre |
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| Catalan | desembre |
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