Nov

Meanings

1. 1abbreviation

   A short written way of writing the month of November.

   Grammar: Comes before a date: Nov 5, or after it in British style: 5 Nov.

   Patterns

   • Nov + number (Nov 5)
   • number + Nov (5 Nov)
   • in Nov
   • last/next Nov

   The new library opens on Nov 3.

   Her flight home is booked for 21 Nov.

   We moved into this flat last Nov, just before the cold weather started.

2. 2abbreviation

   Used in writing to refer to November as a period of time, for example in schedules or reports.

   Grammar: Often appears in headings, timetables and notes rather than in full sentences.

   Patterns

   • in Nov
   • since Nov
   • during Nov
   • Nov of + year

   Sales figures for Nov were better than anyone expected.

   The road will stay closed until Nov at the earliest.

   They got married in Nov of last year.

Common combinations

Nov 1

The deadline for applications is Nov 1.

early Nov

We should hear the results in early Nov.

mid Nov

The course starts in mid Nov and runs for six weeks.

late Nov

Prices usually drop in late Nov, just before the holidays.

by Nov

The report has to be finished by Nov.

Nov issue

Her article appears in the Nov issue of the magazine.

Synonyms and how they differ

November

The full form; use it in speech and in formal writing, while Nov is only a written short form.

Nov.

The same abbreviation with a full stop, common in British writing and rare in American style.

Word family

November proper noun

The full name of the eleventh month of the year.

Nov. abbreviation

The British-style spelling of this abbreviation, with a full stop.

Commonly confused: Nov or Nov.? Nov or novel?

Practice

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