November

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noun

No·​vem·​ber nō-ˈvem-bər 

nə-

: the 11th month of the Gregorian calendar

November

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communications code word

—a communications code word for the letter n

Examples of November in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Mukwonago Area School District voters will decide in November on a $89.1 million referendum that would build a new Park View Middle School while incorporating a section of the existing school into the design. —Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024

In With November Cover Star M... Serena Williams Reflects on Her Life in Loo... Emma Corrin Stars in a Surreal Ode to Lobst... —Jenny Berg, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024

Getty Images Iran hostage crisis Carter's final year in office was beset by crisis after the Islamic revolution in Iran and the seizure of dozens of American hostages at the U.S. embassy in Tehran in November 1979. —Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024

But another La Niña cycle is expected to begin before November ends. —Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English Novembre, from Anglo-French, from Latin November, ninth month of the early Roman calendar, from novem nine — more at nine

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Communications Code Word

1956, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

November

noun

No·​vem·​ber

nō-ˈvem-bər

: the 11th month of the year

Etymology

Noun

Middle English Novembre "November (the 11th month)," from early French Novembre (same meaning), from Latin November "November (ninth month)," from novem "nine"

Word Origin

The first calendar used in ancient Rome began the year with the month of March. The ninth month of the year was called November, from the Latin word novem, meaning "nine." When the name was first borrowed into Middle English from early French, it was spelled Novembre. But in time the original Latin spelling became the one used in English.