
n.
- (Abbr. Oct.) The tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
- 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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[Middle English Octobre, from Old French and from Old English October, both from Latin Octōber, eighth month, from octō, eight.]
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October
(listen) (help·info) is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven 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") after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
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 Northern 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. October ends on the same day of the week as February every year and January in common years only.
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October |
Français (French)
n. - octobre
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Οκτώβριος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - outubro
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تشرين أول
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