¹November

noun No·vem·ber \nō-ˈvem-bər, nə-\

: the 11th month of the year

Full Definition of NOVEMBER

: the 11th month of the Gregorian calendar

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Origin of NOVEMBER

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: 13th century

Rhymes with NOVEMBER

December, dismember, remember, September, web member

²November

Definition of NOVEMBER

—a communications code word for the letter n

First Known Use of NOVEMBER

1956

NOVEMBER Defined for Kids

November

noun No·vem·ber \nō-ˈvem-bər\

Definition of NOVEMBER for Kids

: the eleventh month of the year

Word History of NOVEMBER

The earliest Roman calendar had only ten months and began with the month of March. The ninth month was called in Latin November, a word which combines the Latin words for “nine” (novem), “month” (mens), and a final word-forming element -ri-. The name was kept—and eventually borrowed by English—after November became the eleventh of twelve Roman months.