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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 [ɒkˈtəʊbə]
n
the tenth month of the year, consisting of 31 days
[Old English, from Latin, from octo eight, since it was 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
October [ɒkˈtəʊbəʳ] Noctubre m
see July for usage

October [ɒkˈtəʊbər]
noctobre m
in October → en octobre
see also July
modif [birthday, wedding] → en octobre

October
nOktober m; the October Revolutiondie Oktoberrevolution ? also September

October [ɒkˈtəʊbəʳ] nottobre m
for usage see July
October [ɒkˈtəʊbəʳ] nottobre m
for usage see July

October
n October [okˈtəubə]
the tenth month of the year, the month following September. Oktober شَهْر أوكتوبر: تِشرين أوَّل октомври říjen oktober der Oktober Οκτώβριος octubre oktoober اکتبر lokakuu octobre אוֹקטוֹבֶּר अक्तूबर listopad október Oktober október ottobre 10月 10월 spalis oktobris Oktober oktober oktober październik Outubro octom­brie октябрь október oktober oktobar oktober เดือนตุลาคม Ekim (ayı) 十月 жовтень اکتوبر، دسواں مہينہ tháng mười

October أكتوبر říjen oktober Oktober Οκτώβριος octubre lokakuu octobre listopad ottobre 十月 10월 oktober oktober październik outubro октябрь oktober เดือนตุลาคม Ekim tháng Mười 十月


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