English Explanatory Dictionary

October

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.
  2. A female given name transferred from the month name.
noun
  1. A type of ale traditionally brewed in October.
verb
  1. In the early Soviet Union, to give a child a name tinged with Soviet revolutionary thought, as opposed to religious christening.

Pronunciation

/ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/ /ɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/ en-us-October.ogg /ɵkˈtobə(ɾ)/ /ˈɔktɵbə(ɾ)/

Word forms

October Octobers Octobre Octobering Octobered

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Tenth Month

Related words

Oct Oct. 8ber mul:10 January February March April May June July August September November December

Derived words

6th of October Goretober humming October Inktober Kinktober Locktober mid-October October 7 October 8th Jew October beer October-bird October effect Octoberfest Octoberish Octoberist Octobrist Octoberly October Revolution October surprise October War Octobery Octobral Red October Rocktober Spooktober Striketober
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