June
Origin:
before 1050; Middle English jun(e), Old English iunius < Latin (mēnsis) Jūnius, after the name of a gens; replacing Middle English juyng < Old French juin(g) < Latin, as above
before 1050; Middle English jun(e), Old English iunius < Latin (mēnsis) Jūnius, after the name of a gens; replacing Middle English juyng < Old French juin(g) < Latin, as above
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June (dʒuːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the sixth month of the year, consisting of 30 days | |
| [Old English iunius, from Latin junius, probably from Junius name of Roman gens] | |
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June
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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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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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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