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June

  [joon]
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–noun
1. the sixth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Jun.
2. a female given name.
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME jun(e), OE iunius < L (mēnsis) Jūnius, after the name of a gens; r. ME juyng < OF juin(g) < L, as above
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June   (jōōn)   
n.   Abbr. Jun.
The sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

[Middle English, from Old English Junius and from Old French juin, both from Latin (mēnsis) Iūnius, (month) of June, from Iūnō, Juno; see Juno.]
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Word Origin & History

June 
1110, from L. Junius (mensis), probably a variant of Junonius, "sacred to Juno" (see Juno). Replaced O.E. liðe se ærra "earlier mildness." Junebug, name for various beetles which appear in June, first attested 1829 in Southern U.S. dialect.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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June

sixth month of the Gregorian calendar. It was named after Juno, the Roman goddess of childbirth and fertility.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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