September
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//sɛpˈtɛmbə//
- United Kingdom//səpˈtɛmbə//
- United States//sɛpˈtɛmbɚ//
- United States//səpˈtɛmbɚ//
- //ˈsɛpʈəmbə(ɾ)//
The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.
proper noun
- 1
The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.
Holonyms: calendar year; year
Late September is a beautiful time of year.
This was one of the warmest Septembers on record.
Why can't I remember? / The day I melted before your charms? / Oh was it way back in September / When you held me in your arms?
- 2
rareCeli, the Roman goddess of September.
- 3
rareA male or female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].
For quotations using this term, see Citations:September.
Etymology
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.
Forms
- plural
- Septembers
September · The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.
septic · Of or pertaining to sepsis.sequel · A narrative that is written after another narrative set in…sequence · A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.