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april
CIDE DICTIONARY
april, n. [L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr. L. Aprilis.].
- The fourth month of the year. [1913 Webster]
- Fig.: With reference to April being the month in which vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its weather, etc. [1913 Webster]"The April's her eyes; it is love's spring." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
april, n. the fourth month of the year.
Idiom
April Fool a person successfully tricked on
1 April. April Fool's (or Fools') Day 1 April.
1 April. April Fool's (or Fools') Day 1 April.
Etymology
ME f. L Aprilis
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