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Named for being the twelfth month and to avoid December, as part of a larger trend of avoiding calendar months named after Roman deities and political leaders.
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APA
Twelfth Month. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twelfth%20Month
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“Twelfth Month.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twelfth%20Month. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Twelfth Month,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twelfth%20Month.
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