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April
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
April
(noun)
April Fools' Day
(noun)
April
/
ˈ
eɪprəl/
noun
plural
Aprils
April
/
ˈ
eɪprəl/
noun
plural
Aprils
Britannica Dictionary definition of APRIL
:
the fourth month of the year
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noncount
]
in (early/middle/mid-/late)
April
early/late in
April
We arrived on
April
the fourth. = (
US
) We arrived on
April
fourth. = We arrived on the fourth of
April
.
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We have had snowstorms the last few
Aprils
.
The children have a week off from school every
April
.
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abbreviation
Apr
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