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The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: Tenth Month
Antonyms: none provided
name
A female given name transferred from the month name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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noun
A type of ale traditionally brewed in October.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
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verb
In the early Soviet Union, to give a child a name tinged with Soviet revolutionary thought, as opposed to religious christening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, transitive
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noun
the month following September and preceding November
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Oct
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Gregorian calendar month
History
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French octobre, from Latin Octōber (“eighth month”), from Latin octō (“eight”), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“twice four”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.
Across languages
243 source translations are retained for this English entry.
