mēnsis — meaning in English

English meaning

• month noun One of the twelve divisions of the calendar year, originally tied to the cycle of the moon.
• time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.

Senses

mēnsis is used for these senses in English:

• month A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
• time (uncountable) The feeling of the passage of events and their relative duration, as experienced by an individual.

month — full definition

1. noun One of the twelve divisions of the calendar year, originally tied to the cycle of the moon.
2. noun A period of roughly thirty or thirty-one days, used loosely without reference to the calendar.

time — full definition

1. noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.
2. verb To measure how long something takes, or to choose the moment it happens.
3. intj A call announcing that a pause or break is over, or that closing time has arrived.

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