ˈāprəl sometimes -(ˌ)pril noun
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Usage: usually capitalized, often attributive
Etymology: Middle English April, Averil, Aperil, from Old French & Latin; Old French avrill, from Latin Aprilis, probably of Etruscan origin; akin to Etruscan apru April, perhaps from Greek Aphrō, short for Aphroditē Greek goddess of love, perhaps originally a goddess of the underworld
1. : the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar — abbr. Apr. ; see month table
2. : the season of spring
something fresh and full of hope, an April of the spirit — Alzada Comstock