september

UK /sɛpˈtɛmbə/ US /sɛpˈtɛmbə/

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Definitions

name

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

Holonyms: calendar year; year

Late September is a beautiful time of year.

Celi, Roman goddess of September

A female or male given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].

For quotations using this term, see Citations:September.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, beautiful, last, late, warm

The last September we spent three weeks hiking through the mountains.

VERB + SEPTEMBER

continued, handed, leave, reopens, spell, starts

School starts in September, so we need to buy new uniforms and backpacks soon.

SEPTEMBER + NOUN

europe, october, politicians, year

In September Europe experienced severe flooding that affected thousands of communities.

PREP.

from, in, in, into, on, till

We're planning to travel to Italy in September for our annual vacation.

ADV.

already

It's already September, so we need to start planning for the holidays.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the month following August and preceding October

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Holonyms: calendar year; year

Wiktionary

Late September is a beautiful time of year.

Wiktionary

This was one of the warmest Septembers on record.

Wiktionary

Shocked by the events of September 11th, politicians all over the world condemned the terrorists for their reprehensible deed.

Tatoeba · #1976

By September the burst in spending seemed to be tapering off.

Tatoeba · #18404

By September I will have known her for a whole year.

Tatoeba · #18405

Usage Notes

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In some senses, september is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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