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September

September

1.0
The ninth month of the year
  • noun
  • /sɛpˈtɛmbər/
translation icon : septiembre
  • The school year typically starts in September after the summer break.

So as you said, start in September and finish July time.

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Examples

  • I've been going to metal core shows since September last year.

  • Using French support, in September Warwick landed in Devon.

  • Speaker, have just had their worst September on record.

  • It's dropping in September and this is my last album.

  • We're probably not cutting until the earliest September, if at all.

  • OK, so when I come to Cleveland, September, I'll go.

  • My mom died this past September of Alzheimer's.

  • My order summer lingers through September in Camelot.

  • My birthday is in September, so I always look forward to that month.

  • Many trees begin to lose their leaves in September as autumn approaches.

Synonyms

Sep
vsSeptember
2 1.0

The ninth month of the year, September

is the full month name rather than this abbreviated written form
Sept
vsSeptember
1 1.7

A short form of the month September

is the full month name rather than a shortened written form

Compounds

Terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 using hijacked planes

3 9.9

A Palestinian armed group that carried out attacks in other countries in the early 1970s

3 3.8

A day in 2001 when terrorists attacked the United States, destroying the World Trade Center and damaging the Pentagon

A Palestinian armed group known for killing eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics

A Palestinian militant group that split from the PLO and carried out attacks in several countries

A Palestinian militant group known for killing Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics

A time in the middle of September, around the 13th to 17th

3.8

A church feast day in England, Wales, and Ireland celebrating the angel Michael and marking a traditional quarter day

7.9

A type of elm tree that flowers in autumn in the southeastern United States

September equinox
  • Specialized
7.1

A time in late September when day and night are about equal, marking autumn north and spring south

Surface Forms

September singular
Septembers plural

Etymology

September comes from the Latin word septem, which means 'seven', because in an old Roman calendar it was the seventh month. That's why September is now the ninth month but still has a name that remembers 'seven'.