December

twelfth month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
Thing calendar_month Q126
December
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December

Summary

December is a calendar month[1]. December ranks in the top 7% of calendar_month entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,004 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • December's instance of is recorded as calendar month[3].
  • 10 is named after December[4].
  • winter is named after December[5].
  • Sus is named after December[6].
  • Yule is named after December[7].
  • Christmas is named after December[8].
  • snow is named after December[9].
  • December followed November[10].
  • December was followed by January[11].
  • December was followed by Undecimber[12].
  • December is a type of month of the Gregorian calendar[13].
  • December is part of Gregorian calendar[14].
  • December is part of Julian calendar[15].
  • December is part of Swedish calendar[16].
  • December's Commons category is recorded as December[17].
  • December comprises December 1[18].
  • December comprises December 2[19].
  • December comprises December 3[20].
  • December comprises December 4[21].
  • December comprises December 5[22].
  • December comprises December 6[23].
  • December comprises December 7[24].
  • December comprises December 8[25].
  • December comprises December 9[26].
  • December comprises December 10[27].

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Definition and Type

December's instance of is recorded as calendar month[3]. December is a type of month of the Gregorian calendar[13].

Origins

Things named after include 10[4], a Q16317911[28]; winter[5], a recurring event[29]; Sus[6], a taxon[30]; Yule[7], a winter solstice festival[31]; Christmas[8], a Christian holy day[32]; and snow[9], a type of meteorological phenomenon[33].

Use and Application

Components include December 1[18], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe[34]; December 2[19], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe[35]; December 3[20], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe[36]; December 4[21], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe[37]; December 5[22], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe[38]; and December 6[23], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe[39]. Part of include Gregorian calendar[14], an arithmetic calendar[40], founded in 1582[41]; Julian calendar[15], a solar calendar[42], founded in -0045[43]; and Swedish calendar[16], a calendar system[44], in Swedish Empire[45].

Influence

Things named for December include Back to December[46], a musical work/composition[47] and December Will Be Magic Again[48], a musical work/composition[49].

Why It Matters

December ranks in the top 7% of calendar_month entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,004 views/month).[2] December has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] December is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for December include Back to December[46], a musical work/composition[47] and December Will Be Magic Again[48], a musical work/composition[49].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · PinTweaks · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 302
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'af', 'als', 'alt', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', 'ar', 'arc', 'a
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  2. 13d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → m/mes-diciembre
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  3. 4w ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → public domain
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  4. 7w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C1848
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  5. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Stafford County
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → december
    Famous birthdays id → dec
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