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October

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Oc·to·ber  (k-tbr)
n.
1. Abbr. Oct. The tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.
2. Chiefly British Ale brewed in October.

[Middle English Octobre, from Old French and from Old English October, both from Latin Octber, eighth month, from oct, eight; see okt(u) in Indo-European roots.]

October
Noun
the tenth month of the year [Latin octo eight, since it was originally the eighth month in Roman reckoning]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.OctoberOctober - the month following September and preceding November
Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
Columbus Day, Discovery Day, October 12 - a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
October 24, United Nations Day - a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations
Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar
mid-October - the middle part of October
Translations
Spanish October [ɔkˈtəubəʳ] noctubre m
French October [ɔkˈtəubəʳ] noctobre m
German October [ɔkˈtəubəʳ] nOktober m see also July
Italian October [ɔkˈtəubəʳ] nottobre m for phrases see also July

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The month of October now began to give indications of approaching winter.
The skies they were ashen and sober; The leaves they were crisped and sere -- The leaves they were withering and sere; It was night in the lonesome October Of my most immemorial year: It was hard by the dim lake of Auber, In the misty mid region of Weir: -- It was down by the dank tarn of Auber, In the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir.
The Age of Innocence first appeared in four large installments in The Pictorial Review, from July to October 1920.
 
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