June
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//d͡ʒuːn//
- United Kingdom//d͡ʒjuːn//
- United States//d͡ʒun//
The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.
proper noun
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The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.
Holonyms: calendar year; year
this glad June day
'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
Direct investment liabilities, a measure of FDI reflected in a country’s balance of payments, fell to just $4.9 billion in the April to June months, down 87% from a year earlier, according to data published by SAFE last month. That was the lowest amount in any quarter since records began in 1998.
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A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English], for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyuder.? Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin Iūnō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Iūnius Latin iūnius Old French juinbor. Middle English Juyn Middle English June English June From Middle English June, june, re-Latinised variants of earlier Middle English Juyn, juyng, from Old French juing, juin, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“Juno”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (“vital force, youthful vigor”).
proper noun
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A male given name, or more often nickname, for a boy who is junior to someone else, especially someone with the same name, such as his father.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:June.
Etymology
Short for junior.
Forms
- plural
- Junes
June · The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.
Jung · A surname from German.jungle · A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a…junior · Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.