April
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[edit] Etymology
Middle English apprile, re-Latinized from aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan Apru, from Greek Αφροδίτη (Afrodíte), Venus
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- (UK) IPA: /ˈeɪprɪl/, SAMPA: /"eIprIl/ or as US
- (US) enPR: āʹprəl, IPA: /ˈeɪprəl/, SAMPA: /"eIpr@l/
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April (plural: Aprils)
- The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr or Apr.
- 1845 Robert Browning: Home-Thoughts From Abroad:
- Oh, to be in England
- Now that April's there
- 1845 Robert Browning: Home-Thoughts From Abroad:
- A female given name for somebody born in April; used since early 20th century.
- 1947 Hilda Laurence: Death of a Doll: p.27:
- I'm April Hooper. That sounds silly, the April part, but my mother was English and she always said there was nothing prettier than an English April.
- 1947 Hilda Laurence: Death of a Doll: p.27:
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fourth month of the Gregorian calendar
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[edit] See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) Gregorian calendar month; January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December (Category: en:Months) [edit]
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April
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April m.
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April m.
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- English terms derived from Latin
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