Nov

Units & Measurements abbreviation · Month

Nov stands for November, a month abbreviation.

The eleventh month, with 30 days, named from Latin novem, nine, its position in the early Roman calendar. In the United States it contains Election Day and Thanksgiving, which falls on the fourth Thursday.

Example: Polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Usage notes

The AP form is Nov., used only with a specific date. US federal Election Day is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, a rule set by Congress in 1845. Remembrance Day and Veterans Day are observed on November 11, the anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended fighting in World War I.

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• Aug – August
• Dec – December
• Feb – February
• Jan – January
• Jul – July
• Jun – June
• Mar – March
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• Sep – September
• Sept – September

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