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  What it means

  “December is the month of illusions.” December deceives with its mild spells and false promises of an early spring. The rhyme captures the unpredictable, deceptive nature of December weather.

  Vocabulary

  • grudzień — December
  • łudzić — to deceive, to delude
  • łudzień — month of delusion (coined rhyming word)

  Grammar note

  A nominal sentence. 'Łudzień' is a nonce word coined purely for the rhyme with 'grudzień', derived from 'łudzić' (to deceive).

  Cultural context

  One of many Polish month-name rhyming proverbs used to characterise the weather of each month.

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