October Definition
ŏk-tōbər
noun
The tenth month of the year, having 31 days.
Webster's New World
Ale brewed in October.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- oct
- hunting season
- indian-summer
- ""October's bright blue weather
- fall month
- harvest month
- autumn month
- football season
pronoun
Other Word Forms of October
Noun
Singular:
October
Plural:
octobersOrigin of October
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From Middle English, from Old French octobre, from Latin octōber (“eighth month"), from Latin octō (“eight"), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“twice four"). October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English Octobre from Old French Octobre Old English October both from Latin Octōber eighth month from octō eight oktō(u) in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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