solar-month

so·lar-month

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh-ler muhnth]
- /ˈsoʊ lər mʌnθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh-ler muhnth]
- /ˈsoʊ lər mʌnθ/

Definitions of solar-month word

noun solar-month Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided. 1
noun solar-month the time from any day of one calendar month to the corresponding day of the next. 1
noun solar-month a period of four weeks or 30 days. 1
noun solar-month Also called solar month. one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year. 1
noun solar-month Also called lunar month. the period of a complete revolution of the moon around the earth, as the period between successive new moons (synodic month) equal to 29.531 days, or the period between successive conjunctions with a star (sidereal month) equal to 27.322 days, or the period between successive perigees (anomalistic month) equal to 27.555 days, or the period between successive similar nodes (nodical month or draconic month) equal to 27.212 days. 1
noun solar-month an unusually long period of time of indefinite length: I haven't seen him for months. 1

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Origin of solar-month

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English mōnath; cognate with Old High German mānōd, Old Norse mānathr. See moon

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Parts of speech for Solar-month

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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solar-month popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.