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Dec

Dec

6 1.0
A short form of December, the twelfth month of the year
  • noun
  • /dɛk/
translation icon : dic
  • Her birthday is on Dec 5, which means we need to plan a party soon.

Examples

  • The software is compatible with most PCs, Macintosh, DEC VaxStation, and HP 9000 Series workstations.

    Academic text (1993)

  • JOHN W CREASY JAN 4, 1956 - DEC 16, 2003

    Man on Fire (2004)

  • The deadline for submitting your report is December 15, 2023, so please make sure to finish it before that Dec.

  • The meeting is scheduled for the first week of Dec, right after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Synonyms

December
vsDec
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The last month of the year that comes after November

is the shortened written form used as an abbreviation for that month

Compounds

Dec 25
5 1.0

A Christian holiday on December 25 when people celebrate the birth of Jesus

Dec 24
3 1.0

The day before Christmas, 24 December

Surface Forms

Dec singular
Decs plural

Etymology

Dec is short for December, which comes from the Latin word decem meaning 'ten' because it used to be the tenth month in the old Roman calendar. That's why Dec is the common short form for the month today, and you can see the same 'ten' root in words like decade and decimal.