Middle English Decembre is respelled December under renewed Latin influence and standardized capitalization.
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December
the twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · calendar monthDecembre
the last month of the year
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The month identity remains while its calendar position is twelfth.
Modern spelling follows the medieval transmission.
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December — Word HistoryWord Origin
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Explains the Middle English spelling and later restoration toward Latin.
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