October
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October
- /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/ UK
- /ɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊbə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun Octobers · Oct · Oct. · OCT · Octobre
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The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.
Holonyms: calendar year; year
Similar: Tenth Month
- A female given name transferred from the month name. The other one [book] I just read is October Suite by Maxine Clair (Random House, $23.95). It's about a woman named October. She's a young black schoolteacher in the 1950s ...
noun Oct · Oct. · OCT · Octobre
- A type of ale traditionally brewed in October. Sir, if I vvas vvorthy to adviſe you, I vvou'd have a Bottle of good October by me. Shall I ſet a Cup of old Stingo at your Elbovv?
verb Octobers · Octobering · Octobered · Oct · Oct.
- In the early Soviet Union, to give (a child) a name tinged with Soviet revolutionary thought, as opposed to religious christening.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: oct, november, december, april, july, june, september, january, february, month, mid-october, ten, octobre, march, august, oktober
Translations
Every language
name tenth month of the Gregorian calendar
| Español | octubre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시월 siwol |
| 日本語 | 十月 jūgatsu, 神無月 |
| 中文 | 十月 shíyuè |
| हिन्दी | अक्टूबर akṭūbar |
| Kiswahili | Oktoba |
| Português | outubro |
| Français | octobre |
| Deutsch | Oktober, Gilbhart |
| Italiano | ottobre |
| Ελληνικά | Οκτώβριος Októvrios, Οκτώβρης Októvris |
| Română | octombrie, brumărel |
| Русский | октя́брь oktjábrʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tháng mười |
| العربية | أَكْتُوبَر ʔaktobar, تِشْرِين الْأَوَّل tišrīn al-ʔawwal |
| עברית | אוֹקְטוֹבֶּר október |
Talk about this word "October." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/october. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. October. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/october "October." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/october.Cite this
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title = {October},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/october},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
