English > June: 1 sense > noun 1, timeMeaning | The month following May and preceding July. |
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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 | Father's Day | (US) third Sunday in June |
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Flag Day, June 14 | commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777 |
Jefferson Davis' Birthday, Davis' Birthday, June 3 | celebrated in southern United States |
Midsummer Day, Midsummer's Day, St John's Day, June 24 | A quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland |
Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Night, St John's Eve, St John's Night, June 23 | The night before Midsummer Day |
Saints Peter and Paul, June 29 | First celebrated in the 3rd century |
mid-June | The middle part of June |
summer solstice, June 21, midsummer | June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point |
Broader | Gregorian calendar month | A month in the Gregorian calendar |
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Spanish | junio, jun., jun |
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Catalan | juny |
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