months
noun
Form of month , plural of month.
Simple meaning
A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
Pronunciation
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muhnthsIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmʌnθs
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Definition
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noun
plural of month
A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
plural of month
A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof.
plural of month
A time unit of approximately 30 days
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
Used this way, months is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “We went on holiday for two months.”noun
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One of the twelve divisions of the calendar year.
Word family
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A periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year).
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For an indefinite number of months.
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