Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for June
June, proper n. [ME < Fr. < L. Juno, Roman goddess of marriage, wife of Jupiter; possibly < L. juvenis, young.] (webplay: sign, sun, year).
Springtime; midsummer; sixth month of the year; period of long days in the northern hemisphere; [fig.] youth; life; rebirth.
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