September — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

   Synonyms

   Ninth Month

   Examples

   Holonyms: calendar year; year

   Late September is a beautiful time of year.

   More examples (5)

   This was one of the warmest Septembers on record.

   Why can't I remember? / The day I melted before your charms? / Oh was it way back in September / When you held me in your arms?

   Do you remember / The 21st night of September? / Love was changin' the minds of pretenders / While chasin' the clouds away

   That day in September, I'm sure you can remember / That's when all the stuff hit the fan (the stuff hit the fan) / You told me a lie, and you didn't have an alibi / But baby, yet I still cared

   BioLab officials told the investigators they had established a permanent fire watch two or three months prior to the incident after strong odors from oxidizers in two storage buildings were detected, according to the CSB report. BioLab also told CSB two employees were on duty for fire watch on September 29.

2. Celi, the Roman goddess of September.

   Usage

   • Rare

   Related words

   septembralseptembriseseptembriserseptembrizeseptembrizer

3. A male or female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].

   Usage

   • Rare

   Examples

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:September.

Noun

1. the month following August and preceding October

   Synonyms

   SepSept

   Broader terms

   Gregorian calendar month