October

Definitions

1. The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.
2. A type of ale traditionally brewed in October.
   historical, uncountable
3. A female given name transferred from the month name.
   rare
4. the tenth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbr.: Oct.
5. the tenth month of the year, the month following September. Oktober شَهْر أوكتوبر: تِشرين أوَّل октомври outubro říjen der Oktober oktober Οκτώβριος octubre oktoober اکتبر lokakuu octobre אוֹקטוֹבֶּר अक्तूबर listopad október Oktober október ottobre 10月 10월 spalis oktobris Oktober oktoberoktoberpaździernik اكتبر Outubro octom­brie октябрь október oktober oktobar oktober เดือนตุลาคม Ekim (ayı) 十月 жовтень اکتوبر، دسواں مہينہ tháng mười 十月
6. The tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.
7. Chiefly British Ale brewed in October.
   Chiefly British
8. the tenth month of the year, consisting of 31 days
9. n → Oktober m; the October Revolution → die Oktoberrevolution ? also September
   n

Equivalents

69 more languages

AfrikaansOktober

العربيةأكتوبرأكتوبر/تشرين الأولتشرينتِشْرِين الْأَوَّل+ 1 more

Azərbaycan dilioktyabr

Беларускаякастрычнік

Българскиоктомври

বাংলাঅক্টোবর

Bosanskilistopadlistopadskioktobaroktobarskiоктобароктобарски+ 3 more

Catalàoctubre

Češtinaříjenříjnový

CymraegHydref

Danskoktober

ΕλληνικάΟκτώβρηςΟκτώβριος

Esperantooktobro

Eestioktoober

Euskaraurri

Suomilokakuu

Vosa VakavitiOkotova

GaeilgeDeireadh Fómhair

Galegooutonooutubro

HausaOktoba

ʻŌlelo HawaiʻiʻOkakopa

עבריתאוקטובר

हिन्दीअक्टूबर

Hrvatskilistopadlistopadskioktobaroktobarskiоктобароктобарски+ 3 more

Magyaroktóber

Հայերենհոկտեմբեր

Bahasa IndonesiaOktober

Íslenskaoktóberoktóbermánuður

Italianoottobre

日本語十月神無月

ქართულიოქტომბერი

Қазақ тіліқазан

ភាសាខ្មែរតុលា

ಕನ್ನಡಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್

한국어10월시월하늘연달

LatinaOctober

LëtzebuergeschOktoberWäimount

Lietuviųspalis

Latviešuoktobris

Македонскиоктомври

മലയാളംഒക്ടോബർ

मराठीऑक्टोबर

Bahasa MelayuOktober

MaltiOttubru

မြန်မာဆယ်လအောက်တိုဘာ

Nederlandsoktober

ଓଡ଼ିଆଅକ୍ଟୋବର

Polskipaździernikpaździernikowypaździerzecwinnik+ 1 more

Portuguêsoutubro

Românăbrumăreloctombrie

Русскийоктябрь

IkinyarwandaGitugutuUkwakira

සිංහලඔක්තෝබර්

Slovenčinaoktóber

Slovenščinaoktober

Shqiptetor

Српскиlistopadlistopadskioktobaroktobarskiоктобароктобарски+ 3 more

Svenskaoktoberslaktmånad

KiswahiliOktoba

தமிழ்அக்டோபர்

Тоҷикӣоктябр

ไทยตุลาคม

Türkmençeoktýabr

TagalogOktubre

Türkçeekimteşrinievvel

ئۇيغۇرچەئۆكتەبر

Українськажо́втеньжовтневий

Tiếng Việttháng mười

WolofOktoobar

Examples

“Holonyms: calendar year; year”

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

“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 ...”

“From somewhere in the distance came the screaming whine of an emergency vehicle's siren. Lance flipped open⟳ his phone. “Get⟳ me the address of a woman named October Guinness . . . That's right, October,” he said again, [...]”

“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?”

“[T]he gate of a large chateau, of a most noble and venerable appearance […] induced them to alight and view⟳ the apartments, contrary to their first intention of drinking a glass of his October at the door.”

“Sir George, borne along in his chair, peered up at this well-known window--well-known, since in the Oxford of 1767 a man's rooms were furnished if he had tables and chairs, store of beef and October, an apple-pie and Common Room port—and seeing the casement brilliantly lighted, smiled a trifle contemptuously.”

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