Month
21Month — Among the Egyptians the month of thirty days each was in use long before the time of the Exodus, and formed the basis of their calculations. From the time of the institution of the Mosaic law the month among the Jews was lunar. The cycle of… …
22month — [OE] In ancient times the passing of time was recorded by noting the revolutions of the moon. Consequently prehistoric Indo European had a single word, *mēnes , which denoted both ‘moon’ and ‘month’. The Romance languages retain it only for… …
23month — [[t]mʌnθ[/t]] n. 1) hor any of the 12 parts, as January or May, into which the calendar year is divided 2) hor the time from any day of one calendar month to the corresponding day of the next 3) hor a period of four weeks or 30 days 4) astron. a) …
24month — (mo or mon) 1. a unit of time marked by the revolution of the Moon around the Earth. In many traditional societies the appearance of the first tiny crescent moon after the New Moon signaled the start of the month. This start of the month,… …
25month — /mʌnθ/ noun one of twelve periods which make a year ● bills due at the end of the current month ● The company pays him £100 a month. ● She earns £2,000 a month. ♦ paid by the month paid once each month ♦ to give a customer two months’ credit to… …
26month — Word month, unless otherwise defined, means calendar month, or time from any day of any of the months as adjudged in the calendar to corresponding day, if any, if not any, to last day, of next month. The space of time denoted by this term varies… …
27month — Word month, unless otherwise defined, means calendar month, or time from any day of any of the months as adjudged in the calendar to corresponding day, if any, if not any, to last day, of next month. The space of time denoted by this term varies… …
28month — A division of time, to be computed by the calendar, unless a contrary meaning is indicated by the statute or contract under construction. 52 Am J1st Time § 11. A calendar, rather than a lunar month. McGinn v State, 46 Neb 427, 65 NW 46… …
29month — [OE] In ancient times the passing of time was recorded by noting the revolutions of the moon. Consequently prehistoric Indo European had a single word, *mēnes , which denoted both ‘moon’ and ‘month’. The Romance languages retain it only for… …
30month — n. 1 (in full calendar month) a each of usu. twelve periods into which a year is divided. b a period of time between the same dates in successive calendar months. 2 a period of 28 days or of four weeks. 3 = lunar month. Phrases and idioms: month… …
