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Meaning of JUNE

Pronunciation:  joon

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the month following May and preceding July
 

JUNE is a 4 letter word that starts with J.

 

 See Also: Davis' Birthday, Father's Day, Flag Day, Gregorian calendar, Gregorian calendar month, Jefferson Davis' Birthday, June 14, June 21, June 23, June 24, June 29, June 3, mid-June, midsummer, Midsummer Day, Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Night, Midsummer's Day, New Style, Saints Peter and Paul, spring, springtime, St John's Day, St John's Eve, St John's Night, summer solstice

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \June\, n. [L. Junius: cf. F. Juin. So called either from
    Junius, the name of a Roman gens, or from Juno, the goddess.]
    The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days.
    
          And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever,
          come perfect days.                       -- Lowell.
    
    {June beetle}, {June bug} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several
       species of large brown beetles of the genus {Lachnosterna}
       and related genera; -- so called because they begin to
       fly, in the northern United States, about the first of
       June. The larv[ae] of the June beetles live under ground,
       and feed upon the roots of grasses and other plants.
       Called also {May bug} or {May beetle}.
    
    {June grass} (Bot.), a New England name for Kentucky blue
       grass. See {Blue glass}, and Illustration in Appendix.
    
    
  2. \Ju"ne\, n.; pl. {Junos}. [L.]
    1. (Rom. Myth.) The sister and wife of Jupiter, the queen of
       heaven, and the goddess who presided over marriage. She
       corresponds to the Greek Hera.
    
             Sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes. -- Shak.
    
    2. (Astron.) One of the early discovered asteroids.
    
    {Bird of June}, the peacock.
    
    
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming of the month of June means unusual gains in all your endeavors.
 

 

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