Definitions for October
ɒkˈtoʊ bəroc·to·ber

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. October, Octnoun

   the month following September and preceding November

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Octobernoun

   The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November. Abbreviation: Oct

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OCTOBERnoun

   The tenth month of the year, or the eighth numbered from March.

   Etymology: October, Lat. octobre, Fr.

   October is drawn in a garment of yellow and carnation; upon his head a garland of oak leaves, in his right hand the sign scorpio, in his left a basket of servises. Henry Peacham.

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1. October

   October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the sixth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, October retained its name (from the Latin and Greek ôctō meaning "eight") after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans. In Ancient Rome, one of three Mundus patet would take place on October 5, Meditrinalia October 11, Augustalia on October 12, October Horse on October 15, and Armilustrium on October 19. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. Among the Anglo-Saxons, it was known as Ƿinterfylleþ, because at this full moon (fylleþ) winter was supposed to begin.October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and with spring in the Southern hemisphere.

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1. october

   October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars, consisting of 31 days. It was originally the eighth month in the Roman calendar, hence its name derived from "octo", meaning "eight" in Latin. October is often associated with autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere.

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1. October

   October 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 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. It is also very commonly associated with Halloween in western world. 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. October of the current year starts on the same day as April and July of the following year.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. October

   ok-tō′bėr, n. the eighth month of the Roman year, which began in March: the tenth month in our calendar. [L. octo, eight.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. October

   the tenth month of the year so called (i. e. the eighth) by the Romans, whose year began on March.

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1. october

   A month of a specific calendar year.

   October is the tenth month of the calendar year.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

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1. october

   Song lyrics by october -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by october on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. October

   The eighth month of the Roman calendar when the year began with March.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OCTOBER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, October is ranked #138304 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The October surname appeared 121 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname October.
   
   78.5% or 95 total occurrences were Black.
   9% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   7.4% or 9 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Gregorian Calendar Month

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'October' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #915

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'October' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1791

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce October?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say October in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of October in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of October in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of October in a Sentence

1. Weiwen Ng:

   Growth is clearly undershooting. Core inflation is still benign for now. So normally that would actually warrant an easing in monetary policy settings, when the central bank actually next meets in October.

2. Cal Fire Capt. Richard Cordova:

   This is crazy. We haven't even got into the October and November fire season and we've broken the all-time record, it concerns us because we need to get these firefighters off these lines and get them breaks from battling these wildfires.

3. Zhang Yiping:

   Stimulus measures continued to gain traction in October, which would be conducive for large and state factories.

4. Trey Parker:

   Given where prices are now, we expect that it (the borrowing base redetermination period) is going to be worse than it was in October when oil prices were US$40 - a point where many forecasters are now saying they are unlikely to return for a couple more years.

5. Lynnette Brammer:

   It was best to get vaccine in October. but a lot of people just didn't get around to it, if you haven't been vaccinated yet, you better get around to it now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=October
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/October
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=October
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=October
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=October
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#October
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=October
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=October