<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">December</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>months for Gregorian and Julian calendars</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Dec.</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, containing 31 days and falling after November. Its name is derived from decem, Latin for “ten,” indicating its position in the early Roman calendar. ]]></note></mads>