Exact historical dictionary sense

November in Webster's 1913 dictionary

The 1913 record labels november as noun. Its source-bounded etymology and selected historical definition appear below.

WEBSTER 1913noun
November

[L. November, or Novembris (sc. mensis), the ninth month of the old Roman year, which began with March, fr. novem nine: cf. F. Novembre. See Nine.]

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Cross-verified 1913 record
Headwordnovember
Part of speechnoun
Historical etymology[L. November, or Novembris (sc. mensis), the ninth month of the old Roman year, which began with March, fr. novem nine: cf. F. Novembre. See Nine.]
Selected historical definitionThe eleventh month of the year, containing thirty days.
Signed record IDwebster1913-november-noun-ada3db5f1940
Source locatorCIDE.N, paragraph 3690; Gutenberg eBook 665
Edition-scoped answerNot earliest-attestation proofNot modern consensus
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In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), "november" is labeled noun. Its etymology is recorded as: "[L. November, or Novembris (sc. mensis), the ninth month of the old Roman year, which began with March, fr. novem nine: cf. F. Novembre. See Nine.]" The selected historical definition says: "The eleventh month of the year, containing thirty days."

Project Gutenberg Webster 1913 plus signed GNU GCIDE 0.54 Exact cross-verified historical record reviewed 2026-10-04

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