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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
April \A"pril\, noun [L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr. L. Aprilis.]
1. The fourth month of the year.
2. Fig.: With reference to April being the month in which vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its weather, etc.
The April's her eyes; it is love's spring. --Shak.
{April fool}, one who is sportively imposed upon by others on the first day of April. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
April
noun: the month following March and preceding May [syn: {Apr}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
APRIL :FOOL:, noun The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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