plural months
ˈmən(t)s 
ˈmən(t)ths
1
: a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or ¹/₁₂ of a year
2
months plural
: an indefinite usually extended period of time
he has been gone for months
3
: one ninth of the typical duration of human pregnancy
she was in her eighth month
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Examples of month in a Sentence
July is my favorite month.
It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months.
the merry month of May
I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month.
The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next.
He was gone for a month.
She was back to work a month after the accident.
He's been gone for months.
I haven't talked to her in months.
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It’s been six months since hundreds of concertgoers were killed during the devastating terrorist attack at Nova Music Festival in October 2023, where Hamas militants invaded the event at sunrise during electronic dance music celebration of the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah.
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
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Madonna will end the Celebration Tour with a free show in Brazil next month.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
Privately Rages About His Sketch Artist, Courtroom Nap Reports
Madonna will end the Celebration Tour with a free show in Brazil next month.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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