october

CEFRA1

/ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The tenth month of the year.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A female given name transferred from the month name.

Examples

  • October is Tom's favorite month, and perhaps mine, too.

  • The athletic meet took place on October 15.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A type of ale traditionally brewed in October.

More examples

In context

  • The stock market crash of October 1987 in New York is still vividly remembered.

  • Holonyms: calendar year; year

  • By October it was advancing steadily toward Pangwa, encountering meager resistance.

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Origin

noun

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.