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Dec

noun/dˌɪsɛmbˈaʊəlmənt/
Definition
the last (12th) month of the year
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˌɪsɛmbˈaʊəlmənt/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɛk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɛk/
1 syllable Say it as /dˌɪsɛmbˈaʊəlmənt/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Dez
der letzte (12.) Monat des Jahres
🇫🇷French
déc
le dernier (12ème) mois de l'année
🇪🇸Spanish
dic
el último (12º) mes del año
🇮🇹Italian
dicembre
l'ultimo (12°) mese dell'anno
🇵🇹Portuguese
dezembro
o último (12º) mês do ano
🇷🇺Russian
декабрь
последний (12-й) месяц года
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दिसम्बर
वर्ष का अंतिम (बारहवाँ) महीना
🇧🇩Bengali
ডিসেম্বর
বছরের শেষ (12 তম) মাস
🇮🇳Tamil
டிச
ஆண்டின் கடைசி (12வது) மாதம்
🇮🇳Telugu
డిసెంబర్
సంవత్సరంలో చివరి (12వ) నెల
🇮🇳Marathi
डिसेंबर
वर्षाचा शेवटचा (12वा) महिना
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડિસે
વર્ષનો છેલ્લો (12મો) મહિનો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್
ವರ್ಷದ ಕೊನೆಯ (12ನೇ) ತಿಂಗಳು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഡിസംബർ
വർഷത്തിലെ അവസാന (12-ാം) മാസം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦਸੰਬਰ
ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ਆਖਰੀ (12ਵਾਂ) ਮਹੀਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
دسمبر
سال کا آخری (12 واں) مہینہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
十二月
一年中的最后(12)个月
🇯🇵Japanese
12月
年の最後の(12)月
🇰🇷Korean
12월
해당 연도의 마지막(12번째) 달
🇻🇳Vietnamese
Tháng mười hai
tháng cuối cùng (thứ 12) của năm
🇹🇭Thai
ธ.ค
เดือนสุดท้าย (ที่ 12) ของปี
🇮🇩Indonesian
desember
bulan terakhir (ke-12) pada tahun tersebut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ديسمبر
الشهر (12) الأخير من السنة
🇮🇷Persian
دسامبر
آخرین (دوازدهمین) ماه سال
🇹🇷Turkish
aralık
yılın son (12.) ayı
🇮🇱Hebrew
דצמבר
החודש האחרון (12) בשנה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dec'?
The primary meaning of 'dec' is 'the last (12th) month of the year'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dec' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dec' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dec' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dec' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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