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April

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A·pril  (prl)
n. Abbr. Apr.
The fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

[Middle English, from Latin aprlis.]

April
Noun
the fourth month of the year [Latin Aprilis]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AprilApril - the month following March and preceding May
Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
All Fools' day, April Fools', April Fools' day - the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes
April 14, Pan American Day - a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries
Patriot's Day - the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775
Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar
mid-April - the middle part of April
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April [ˈeɪprəl] nabril m;
April Fools' Day ndía m de los (Santos) Inocentes
April Fools' DayEl 1 de abril es April Fools' Day en la tradición anglosajona. Tal día se les gastan bromas a los más desprevenidos, quienes reciben la denominación de "April Fool" (== inocente), y tanto la prensa escrita como la televisión difunden alguna historia falsa con la que sumarse al espíritu del día.
April [ˈeɪprəl] navril m;
April fool! → poisson d'avril!
April [ˈeɪprəl] nApril m;
April fool! → April, April! see also July
April [ˈeɪprəl] naprile m;
April fool! → pesce d'aprile! for phrases see also July

April
n April [ˈeiprəl]
the fourth month of the year, the month following March. Aprilأبريل، نيسانаприлdubenAprilder AprilΑπρίλιοςabrilaprillآوریلhuhtikuuavrilאֲפְּרִילअप्रैल माहtravanjáprilisAprilaprílaprile4月4월balandisaprīlisAprilaprilaprilkwiecieńabrilaprilieапрельaprílaprilaprilaprilเดือนเมษายนnisan (ayı)四月квітеньاپریل ، عیسوی سال کے ایک مہینے کا نامtháng tư

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And now the April showers were dry-- The five short weeks were nearly spent-- Yet still he got the old reply,
- This wall being described before, I purposely omit what was said in the journal; it is sufficient to observe, that I was no less time than from the 2nd of January to the 14th of April working, finishing, and perfecting this wall, though it was no more than about twenty-four yards in length, being a half-circle from one place in the rock to another place, about eight yards from it, the door of the cave being in the centre behind it.
About the beginning of April they encamped upon Godin's River, where they found the swamp full of "musk-rat houses.
 
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