Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ember months

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: em-ber -months
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The final four months of the year: September, October, November, and December.

Example Sentences

"For as long as can be remembered, the end of every year is believed to be synonymous with increased crime rate and road traffic accidents in Nigeria. The last four months, September to December, popularly referred to as the "ember months" because they end with "ember", fall into this category."

Etymology

Comes from the fact that three of the four months end with "-ember".

Questions

What does ember months mean?: The final four months of the year: September, October, November, and December.
Where does ember months come from?: Comes from the fact that three of the four months end with "-ember".

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