december

noun
UK: /dɪˈsembər/
US: /dɪˈsɛmbər/

  1. The twelfth and last month of the year, following November and preceding January.

    1. December is my favorite month because of Christmas [ ] [ ]
    2. In December, the days are short, and the nights are long as winter approaches [ ] [ ]
december adjective

  1. Occurring in December.

    1. The December sales are always the best ones of the year [ ] [ ]
    2. We always look forward to the December holidays and time with family [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "december" is /dɪˈsembər/ in British English and /dɪˈsɛmbər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "december": "December is my favorite month because of Christmas". More examples on the page.