november | | |
n. (time) | 1. nov, november | the month following October and preceding December. |
| ~ november 5 | anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot. |
| ~ gregorian calendar, new style calendar | the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752. |
| ~ 11 november, martinmas, st martin's day | the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland. |
| ~ all saints' day, allhallows, hallowmas, hallowmass, november 1 | a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835. |
| ~ all souls' day, november 2 | a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory. |
| ~ armistice day, november 11, veterans' day, veterans day | a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954. |
| ~ thanksgiving, thanksgiving day | fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag. |
| ~ gregorian calendar month | a month in the Gregorian calendar. |
| ~ mid-november | the middle part of November. |
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