November

American  

[noh-vem-ber] / noʊˈvɛm bər /

noun

1. the eleventh month of the year, containing 30 days.

2. a word used in communications to represent the letter N. Nov.

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November British  

/ nəʊˈvɛmbə /

noun

1. the eleventh month of the year, consisting of 30 days

2. communications a code word for the letter n

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Usage

What is November? November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. It has 30 days and is between October and December. In the Northern Hemisphere November is a middle month of the autumn season, while in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s a middle month of the spring season. In the United States, November is a busy month. The first Tuesday after the first Monday is Election Day, when general elections are held. November 11 is Veterans Day, a national holiday that honors members of the country’s armed forces. Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday to give thanks, is on the fourth Thursday in November, followed by Native American Heritage Day, to honor Native Americans’ contribution to the country, on the fourth Friday. Example: I spend all of November preparing for the holidays and I feel like I don’t get a break until January.

Etymology

Origin of November

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English from Latin: the ninth month of the early Roman calendar, compound with novem nine; for final element December

Example Sentences

Avis has experienced short squeezes before: In November 2021, the stock surged 110% in a single day, following solid-enough earnings that suggested rental demand was rebounding after the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

But unlike Microsoft, which appeared to bottom nearly three weeks ago, the ETF hit its recent bottom just three sessions ago, when it closed Friday at the lowest price since November 2023.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Last November, the auction house moved into the building, which was designed by the architect Marcel Breuer in the mid-1960s and sits on Madison Avenue and 75th Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Some 24,000 properties in Kent and Sussex lost water or had low pressure in November and December, and just weeks later up to 30,000 were hit with more issues.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Austria-Hungary, threatened with a complete breakdown of order as people in the cities starved and rioted, signed an armistice agreement on November 3.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman