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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

mese

Pronunciation / Transliteration: me-se

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Month/mʌnθ/
nounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #140 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il mese di agosto è caldo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A period of time equal to about 30 days, used as a unit of time in calendars.

    "She plans to travel for a month during the summer."
  2. 2

    One of the twelve divisions of the year, each with a specific number of days.

    "February is the shortest month of the year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'mōnaþ', originating from Proto-Germanic '*mēnōþs', which is ultimately linked to the Proto-Indo-European root for 'moon'. Historically, time measurement was closely tied to the lunar cycle, reflecting the ancient practice of tracking months by the phases of the moon.

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