mois

Definitions of mois
  1. noun
    a time unit of approximately 30 days
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    lunaison
    the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
    mois sidéral
    period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days
    mois solair
    one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year
    type of:
    unité de temps
    a unit for measuring time periods
  2. noun
    one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
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    date
    the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
    mois du calendrier révolutionnaire
    a month in the Revolutionary calendar
    mois du calendrier grégorien
    a month in the Gregorian calendar
    mois du calendrier juif
    a month in the Jewish calendar
    mois du calendrier islamique
    any lunar month in the Muslim calendar
    mois du calendrier hindou
    any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar
    type of:
    durée, période
    an amount of time
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