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October

 
Dictionary: Oc·to·ber   (ŏk-tō'bər) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. (Abbr. Oct.) The tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
  2. Chiefly British. Ale brewed in October.

[Middle English Octobre, from Old French and from Old English October, both from Latin Octōber, eighth month, from octō, eight.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - The month following September and preceding November.

pronunciation October is crisp days and cool nights, a time to curl up around the dancing flames and sink into a good book. — John Sinor

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the month following September and preceding November
  Synonym: Oct


 
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October En-us-October.ogg (pronunciation) is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name (from the Latin "octo" meaning "eight") when January and February were added.

October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.

In common years January starts on the same day of the week as October, but no other month starts on the same day of the week as October in leap years.

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October events and holidays

A shop in Derry decorated for Halloween

More events are listed on the individual dates of the calendar on this page.

Month-long observances

Cultural celebrations

Health observances

Miscellaneous

October symbols

The calendula.

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Translations: October
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - oktober

Nederlands (Dutch)
oktober

Français (French)
n. - octobre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Oktober

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Οκτώβριος

Italiano (Italian)
ottobre

Português (Portuguese)
n. - outubro

Русский (Russian)
октябрь

Español (Spanish)
n. - octubre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - oktober

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
十月

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 十月

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 10월

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 10月

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تشرين أول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אוקטובר‬


 
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Oct. (abbreviation)
Krasnyy Oktyabr'
Oktyabr'skiy

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