"May–December" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From the lyrics to the Kurt Weill/Maxwell Anderson song "September Song", about such a relationship, which includes the line "It's a long, long time from May to December". Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=May–December}} May–December (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to a relationship in which one person is much older than the other. Wikipedia link: September Song Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Love Synonyms: May–September, May-to-December, May and December Derived forms: May–December romance, May–December marriage Related terms: autumn romance, December bride
    Sense id: en-May–December-en-adj-BfelS-yJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup

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