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December{{{2}}} (listen) is the twelfth and lastmonth of theyear in theJulian andGregorian calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31days.
In Latin,decem means "ten". December was also the tenth month in theRoman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.
December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
December starts on the same day of the week as September.