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August is the eighth month of the year.
What does Month mean?
A month is one of the twelve named parts of a calendar year.
Dictionary definition
A month is one of the twelve named divisions of a calendar year, or a period measured from a date in one month to a corresponding date in the next. In less exact everyday use, month can mean about four weeks, and months can mean a long but unspecified stretch of time.
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Month in a sentence
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The reading challenge lasts for one month.
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The club meets on the first Thursday of every month.
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Our monthly calendar shows four meetings in September.
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Because calendar months vary in length, one month is not always exactly four weeks.
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Practice 1
Which statement about a calendar month is accurate?
Named calendar months have 28, 29, 30, or 31 days, so they are not all exactly four weeks.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses monthly as an adverb?
Monthly modifies is tested and means once each month.
Practice 3
What does months mean in “We had not seen rain for months” ?
The plural can emphasize an extended, not precisely counted period.
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MeaningMonth means A month is one of the twelve named parts of a calendar year.
ExampleExample: August is the eighth month of the year.
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Synonyms
Words like Month
calendar monthClose when month means one named calendar division or the corresponding-date interval.
about four weeksA useful approximation in everyday contexts, not an exact replacement for every calendar month.
Antonym review
Does Month have an opposite?
Month has no direct antonym. Day, week, and year are shorter or longer time units, not opposites.
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Word family
Month word family
Base word
month
noun
months
More than one month; for months can mean for a long time.
adjective
monthly
Happening every month or relating to one month; monthly can also be an adverb.
adjective
monthlong
Continuing for about or exactly one month; month-long is also common.
noun
monthlies
Publications issued once each month, usually used in publishing contexts.
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Hint for students
A calendar month is named, such as January, and its length can be 28, 29, 30, or 31 days.
Common mix-up
A month is about four weeks, but most calendar months are longer than 28 days. Use exact dates when the difference matters.
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Students use a calendar to count the days in three months, identify which begin on the same weekday, and write one sentence using month and one using monthly.
Teacher prompt
Ask why February, April, and July can all be months even though they contain different numbers of days. Compare one month with four weeks.
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