Usage Note
Dezember is the month December, masculine der Dezember. Use im Dezember for 'in December'. The name comes from Latin decem ('ten'), as it was the tenth month of the old Roman calendar.
Examples
"Im Dezember schneit es oft."
Natural Translation
It often snows in December.
Literal Translation
In December snows it often.
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