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april

//ˈeɪ.pɹɪl//

Proper noun

A name for a specific person, place, organization, or other unique entity.

Note for april

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Definitions

1.The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
- As of April 26, the US ranked 22nd in the number of tests performed per capita, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1269

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Rare
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Etymology

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Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓φροδῑ́τη (Ăphrodī́tē)der.

Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (urpa)der.?

Latin Aprīlisder.

Old French avrillbor.

Middle English Averil

Middle English Aprill

English April

From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter month”), see Eastermonth.

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Wiktionary (Wiktextract) (CC BY-SA)
Princeton WordNet (WordNet License)
Tatoeba (CC BY)
COCA / wordfrequency.info (derived frequency bands only)

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