Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sixth month of the year, consisting of thirty days, during which the sun enters the sign Cancer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days.
- noun (Zoöl.) any one of several species of large brown beetles of the genus Lachnosterna and related genera; -- so called because they begin to fly, in the northern United States, about the first of June. The larvæ of the June beetles live under ground, and feed upon the roots of grasses and other plants. Called also
May bug orMay beetle . - noun (Bot.) a New England name for Kentucky blue grass. See
Blue glass , andIllustration in Appendix.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The sixth
month of theGregorian calendar , followingMay and precedingJuly . Abbreviation:Jun orJun. - proper noun A female
given name for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the month following May and preceding July
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Hawthorn blowed, I ft June f AVheat fliot into ear, 24th June* '' '
The Rural Economy of the Midland Counties: Including the Management of ... William 1796
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Case 3: Assume a warm December and an exceptionally cold June’€ a diff. between Dec. and June of 4000-5000 KWH/day = 1,000KWH/day, or 42 w.
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Case 3: Assume a warm December and an exceptionally cold June’€ a diff. between Dec. and June of 4000-5000 KWH/day = 1,000KWH/day, or 42 w.
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Case 2: Assume a “normal” December and a very hot June’€”a diff. between Dec. and June of 3500-6000 KWH/day = 3,000KWH/day, or 104 w.
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Even as late as June 15th we find Wellington writing to the Czar in terms that assume a co-operation of all the allies in simultaneous moves towards Paris -- movements which Schwarzenberg had led him to expect _would begin about the 20th of June_. [
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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I see that Bru/Lark DD Omnibus due in June is issues 82-105.
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George Parker, who signed the game-changing labor contract with Rhee that was approved by members in June, is running for reelection to a three-year term. ...
DeMorning DeBonis: Oct. 25, 2010 Mike DeBonis 2010
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ESPN, starting its own 3D channel in June, is producing Masters 3D coverage being distributed by Comcast.
Notah Begay brings unique Tiger Woods perspective to Golf Channel 2010
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Wildcard: "She Said Destroy" - Death in June (I'm pretty sure Death in June is best classified as "Wildcard")
I really like the Lord of the Rings movies. intertribal 2009
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Campaigning for the Lebanese parliamentary elections in June is in full swing, and the Lebanese blogosphere is not skipping a beat.
Global Voices in English » Lebanon: From the Election Campaign Trail 2009
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