'December' definitions:
Definition of 'December'
From: GCIDE
- December \De*cem"ber\ (d[-e]*s[e^]m"b[~e]r), prop. n. [F. d['e]cembre, from L. December, fr. decem ten; this being the tenth month among the early Romans, who began the year in March. See Ten.]
- 1. The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season; as, the December of his life. [1913 Webster]