June Definition
jo͝on
noun
A feminine name.
Webster's New World
The sixth month of the year, having 30 days.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- beginning of summer
- baseball season
- summer-solstice
- month of roses
- graduation month
- month of weddings
- summer month
- sixth month
- spring month
pronoun
A female given name for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of June
Noun
Singular:
June
Plural:
junesOrigin of June
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From Middle English jun, june, re-Latinized from Middle English juyng, from Old French juing, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“Juno”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *yuwn̥kós, from *yew- (“vital force, youthful vigor”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English Junius and from Old French juin both from Latin (mēnsis) Iūnius (month) of June from Iūnō Juno Juno
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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