December

Summary

December is a calendar month^[1]. December ranks in the top 7% of calendar_month entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,897 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• December's instance of is recorded as calendar month^[3].
• 10 is named after December^[4].
• winter is named after December^[5].
• Sus is named after December^[6].
• Yule is named after December^[7].
• Christmas is named after December^[8].
• snow is named after December^[9].
• December followed November^[10].
• December was followed by January^[11].
• December was followed by Undecimber^[12].
• December is a type of month of the Gregorian calendar^[13].
• December is part of Gregorian calendar^[14].
• December is part of Julian calendar^[15].
• December is part of Swedish calendar^[16].
• December's Commons category is recorded as December^[17].
• December comprises December 1^[18].
• December comprises December 2^[19].
• December comprises December 3^[20].
• December comprises December 4^[21].
• December comprises December 5^[22].
• December comprises December 6^[23].
• December comprises December 7^[24].
• December comprises December 8^[25].
• December comprises December 9^[26].
• December comprises December 10^[27].

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Definition and Type

December's instance of is recorded as calendar month^[3]. December is a type of month of the Gregorian calendar^[13].

Origins

Things named after include 10^[4], a positive integer^[28]; winter^[5], a recurring event^[29]; Sus^[6], a taxon^[30]; Yule^[7], a winter solstice festival^[31]; Christmas^[8], a Christian holy day^[32]; and snow^[9], a type of meteorological phenomenon^[33].

Use and Application

Components include December 1^[18], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[34]; December 2^[19], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[35]; December 3^[20], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[36]; December 4^[21], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[37]; December 5^[22], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[38]; and December 6^[23], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[39]. Part of include Gregorian calendar^[14], an arithmetic calendar^[40], founded in 1582^[41]; Julian calendar^[15], a solar calendar^[42], founded in -0045^[43]; and Swedish calendar^[16], a calendar system^[44], in Swedish Empire^[45].

Influence

Things named for December include Back to December^[46], a musical work/composition^[47] and December Will Be Magic Again^[48], a musical work/composition^[49].

Why It Matters

December ranks in the top 7% of calendar_month entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,897 views/month).^[2] December has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] December is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for December include Back to December^[46], a musical work/composition^[47] and December Will Be Magic Again^[48], a musical work/composition^[49].