December 2008 — was the 12th month of the leap year. It began on a Monday and ended after 31 days on a Wednesday. International holidays December 8 – Immaculate Conception. December 8 – Eid al Adha. December 21 – Hanukkah begins at sundown. December 21 –… … Wikipedia
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Solstice — Sol stice, n.[L. solstitium; sol the sun + sistere to cause to stand, akin to stare to stand: cf. F. solstice. See {Solar}, a., {Stand}, v. i.] 1. A stopping or standing still of the sun. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) (a) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
December 2010 — was the twelfth month of that year. It began on a Wednesday and ended after 31 days on a Friday. Portal:Current events This is an archived version of Wikipedia s Current events Portal from December 2010 … Wikipedia
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December — De*cem ber (d[ e]*s[e^]m b[ e]r), prop. n. [F. d[ e]cembre, from L. December, fr. decem ten; this being the tenth month among the early Romans, who began the year in March. See {Ten}.] 1. The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ii. That instant at which the sun reaches the point of maximum southerly declination, on or about December 23. A solstice that occurs when the position of the earth is at the perihelion, or when it is nearest to the sun, but its north pole is inclined away from the sun. It occurs on or about December 23, when there is winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere. See (i).