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april

/ˈeɪ.pɹəl/

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What does april mean?

proper noun

  1. The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
  2. A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.
  3. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.pɹəl/

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Cosette was still too young to escape the penetrating influence of that April joy which bore so strong a resemblance to herself.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
The next day, April 1st, when the Nautilus ascended to the surface some minutes before noon, we sighted land to the west.
Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #164
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We kept to the southernmost of these, travelling all day on the 30th of April along a high and rather sloping bank.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
I have not written since receiving your note of April 20th, in which you confided in me and told me your prospects.
Charles DarwinMore Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished LettersProject Gutenberg ebook #2739
Early on April 2d, a few hours before interment, the men thought to examine the swelling they had seen the day before.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747