October

[ ok-toh-ber ]

noun
  1. the tenth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Oct.

  2. British. ale or beer traditionally brewed in this month.

Origin of October

1
before 1050; Middle English, Old English <Latin Octōber the eighth month of the early Roman year, equivalent to octō-octo- + -ber, on the model of September, November, December;see December

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British Dictionary definitions for October

October

/ (ɒkˈtəʊbə) /


noun
  1. the tenth month of the year, consisting of 31 days

Origin of October

1
Old English, from Latin, from octo eight, since it was the eighth month in Roman reckoning

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