month of Sundays

month

 (mŭnth)

n.

1. A unit of time corresponding approximately to one cycle of the moon's phases, or about 30 days or 4 weeks.

2. One of the 12 divisions of a year as determined by a calendar, especially the Gregorian calendar. Also called calendar month.

3. A period extending from a date in one calendar month to the corresponding date in the following month.

4. A sidereal month.

5. A lunar month.

6. A solar month.

Idiom:

month of Sundays Informal

An indefinitely long period of time: It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood.

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[Middle English moneth, month, from Old English mōnath; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: The singular noun month, preceded by a number and a hyphen, is used as a compound adjective: a three-month vacation. The plural possessive form without a hyphen is also standard: a three months' vacation.

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Noun

1.

month of Sundays - a time perceived as long; "I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech long time, years, age - a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"

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