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September.

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/sɛpˈtɛmbə/Received-Pronunciation/səpˈtɛmbə/Received-Pronunciation/sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/US/səpˈtɛmbɚ/US
  1. The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

    Late September is a beautiful time of year.
    This was one of the warmest Septembers on record.
  2. Celi, the Roman goddess of September.

    rare
  3. A male or female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].

    rare
Where this word comes from

PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Latin September Old French septembreder. Old English Middle English English September From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), which see; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.

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