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[ noun ] one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
Synonyms Examples "he paid the bill last month" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)And how very often a water plane is featured in his landscapes , and how appropriate that he should appear in American_Artist again , in his natal month of March ! (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)In one company covering the country with a high quality sales_force of 10 men , the president personally phones each major account every 6 mos. . ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Can vacations be spaced throughout the 12 months to minimize the number of employee fill-ins ? (Sports Age, 24:9...)Unlimited game bags are possible and legal in more_than 40 states , on shooting_preserves ( one of the newer phases of modern game management ) for five and six months each_year . Would you like to organize Teen Hunters Clubs , shooting programs , and have information on seasons including six months of hunting with unlimited game bags on shooting_preserves ? |
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[ noun ] a time unit of 30 days
Examples "he was given a month to pay the bill" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Halfback Bud_Priddy , slowed for almost a month by a slowly mending sprained ankle , joined TCU 's workout Monday . (The New York Times,...)Arnold_Palmer has been a blazing figure in golf over the past twelve months . ("Editorials"...)Whole families are moving and removal_firms are booked for months ahead . They are leaving so fast that the president of the West_German_Employers'_Federation issued an appeal this week to factory_workers in the West to volunteer for six months ' front-line work in factories in West_Berlin . (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)These three were much alike : lined_snake ( Tropidoclonion ) , one year and nine months ; red-bellied_snake ( Storeria ) , two years ; cottonmouth ( Ancistrodon ) , two years . |
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