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October en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/ (General-American)

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.

Meanings

1. (historical, uncountable) A type of ale traditionally brewed in October.
   • 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. 1898, Stanley John Weyman, “III. Tutor and Pupils”, in The Castle Inn:
   • [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. 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
   • 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? 1716 March 21 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], The Drummer; or, The Haunted House. A Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], published 1716 (indicated as 1715), →OCLC, Act V, page 46:

Forms

October en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/ (General-American)

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.

Meanings

1. The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.
   • By October it was advancing steadily toward Pangwa, encountering meager resistance. 2025 July 18, Timothy McLaughlin, “A Rebel Army Is Building a Rare-Earth Empire on China's Border. The Kachin Independence Organization fought for decades in obscurity. Now it's supplying essential minerals to manufacturers around the world”, in Bloomberg Businessweek, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2025:
   • Holonyms: calendar year; year
2. (rare) A female given name transferred from the month name.
   • 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 ... 2002 January, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 35, number 4, page 138:
   • 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, [...] 2009, C.S. Graham, The Archangel Project, →ISBN, page 31:

Forms

Deriveds

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

Descendants

ʻOkakopa · oktoba · अक्तूबर · Okutobala · Oktoba · Oktoeba · oaksohpe · Oktoobar · Okitopa · ʻOkitopa · اکتوبر · Oktoba · اکتوبر · Oktober · Oketopa · Aktoba · Oktoba · Oketopa · Okitopa · ʻOkatopa · अक्टूबर · Oktoba · Oktoba · အောက်တိုဘာ · அக்டோபர் · অক্টোবর

Relateds

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

Synonyms

Tenth Month

Translations (250)

am ኦክተውበር (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · st Mphalane (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · el Οκτώβρης (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nn oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vec otobre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dz སྤྱི་ཟླ་བཅུ་གཉིས་པ། (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dtp Gumas (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lld otober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · scn uttùviru (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · to ʻOkatopa (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · my အောက်တိုဘာ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · stq Oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · he אוֹקְטוֹבֶּר (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · haw ʻOkakopa (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · egl utåbber (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · akz hasiholtina ispókkòoli (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · bi oktoba (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kl oktobari (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ro brumărel (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · liv vīmkū (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fy wynmoanne (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sh listopad (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · myv ожоков (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tpi oktoba (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sdn Santigaini (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zza karnak (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · xmf გჷმათუთა (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · km តុលា (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ja 神無月 (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hak 十月 (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · de Gilbhart (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · de Oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · frr stormmoune (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tr ekim (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pdt Oktooba (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · da oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rsk октобер (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ems Kakegllum Iralua (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · oc octòbre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · om Onkoloolessa (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · am ኦክቶበር (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ko 시월 (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nv Ghąąjįʼ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ro octombrie (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sh oktobar (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zza cetan (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fa-ira اُکْتُبْر (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · my ဆယ်လ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · abq октябрь (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · gl outubro (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zza oktobre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · bn অক্টোবর (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · br Here (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ga Deireadh Fómhair (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · udm коньывуон (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ast ochobre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fj okotova (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · alt октябрь (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mi Oketopa (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · os октя́брь (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fo oktobur (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fur Otubar (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lo ເດືອນຕຸລາ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fr octobre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tl Oktubre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lt spalis (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · apw Gha̜a̜zhįʼ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dng шийүә (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · win Caa mąą hinąǧo wiira (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kk қазан (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vai ꖺꖴꕿꕒ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tg октябр (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · frr uktoober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ckt гытгайъэлгын (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · odt windumamānoth (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ur اَکْٹُوبَر (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · bcl Oktubre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · uk жо́втень (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ug ئۆكتەبر (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mn аравдугаар сар (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rup sãmedru (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fi lokakuu (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lld utober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · esu Nulirun (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ty ’ātopa (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dak Wi iwikcemna (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vo tobul (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ka ოქტომბერი (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zun Kwa'hołs A:ya:kya (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · crh orta küz ayı (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · xcl հոկտեմբեր (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · th ตุลาคม (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · co ottobre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · eu urri (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ny Okutobala (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vro rehekuu (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ml ഒക്ടോബർ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ckb تشرینی یەکەم (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sh октобар (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zza Tışrino Verên (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rap Taŋaroa 'Uri (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · bg окто́мври (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ab жьҭаара (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zu uOkthoba (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mnc ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᡳ᠍ᠶᠠ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · es octubre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · co uttrovi (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kea otubru (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sc mese de ledamines (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mhn schanmikeal (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ug ئوكتەبىر (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lg mukulukusa (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nds-de Oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sm oketopa (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · wo Oktoobar (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ckt гытгайъэԓгын (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pam Októbri (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · smn roovvâdmáánu (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sk október (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sq tetor (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lez баскӏум (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sc santugabinu (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mk окто́мври (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mfe oktob (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ee Ɔktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · prs اَکْتوبَر (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cs říjen (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ug ئوكتەبر (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sl október (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dv އޮކްޓޫބަރު (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pa ਅਕਤੂਬਰ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · liv oktōbõr (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tt октябрь (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sco October (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ar أَكْتُوبَر (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kix Ūvā (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sv oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ps اکټوبر (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · te అక్టోబరు (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cop ⲟⲕⲧⲱⲃⲣⲓⲟⲥ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tr teşrinievvel (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hi अक्टूबर (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lv oktobris (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ee Kele (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cmn 十月 (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ug ئونىنچى ئاي (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ta அக்டோபர் (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · csb rujan (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lb Wäimount (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · eo Oktobro (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tk oktýabr (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · apw Itsáh Bizhaazh (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · gd an Dàmhair (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · bua арбадугаар һара (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · az oktyabr (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ia octobre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · is októbermánuður (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · atj Namekosi pisimw (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · chr ᏚᏂᏅᏗ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ha Oktoba (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · jam Aktuoba (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · wa octôbe (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ang winterfylleþ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ht oktòb (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sms kålggmään (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nl oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ja 十月 (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pt outubro (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · goh Gilbhart (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hu október (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fo oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · crh ekim ayı (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · yue 十月 (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · jv Oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · af Oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · gil Okitobwa (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cho Aktoba (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pl październik (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sc santigaini (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sw Oktoba (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · eo oktobro (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · br miz Here (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · io oktobro (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kw Hedra (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sn Gumiguru (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ug ئۆكتەبىر (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ce Гӏадужу-бутт (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rm october (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kn ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nan-hbl 十月 (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fy oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cv юпа (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · it ottobre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · an otubre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · aii ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · su Oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sjd рэ̄гкэмма̄нн (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · el Οκτώβριος (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ru октя́брь (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zu uMfumfu (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ms Oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cy Hydref (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · or ଅକ୍ଟୋବର (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nb oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · crh oktâbr (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · is október (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · xbr wulang hakambulu (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sjt чаккчма̄нна (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ar تِشْرِين الْأَوَّل (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tet outubru (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · be кастры́чнік (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · oj binaakwe-giizis (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lb Oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ur اَکْتُوبَر (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mr ऑक्टोबर (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · jam actoba (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mwl Outubre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · gv Jerrey Fouyir (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · id oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · bua арбадахи һара (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mt Ottubru (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cu листопадъ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nap ottómbre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tyz bươn slíp (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · la Octōber (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pdc Oktower (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ca octubre (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · si ඔක්තෝබර් (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kmr çiriya pêşîn (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · uz oktyabr (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cu листогонъ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · yi אָקטאָבער (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · iu ᐅᒃᑐᐳᕆ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sc santugaine (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · li oktober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · et oktoober (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zun Łi'dekwakkya Łana (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · moe uashtessiu-pishimᵘ (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rm otgover (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hy հոկտեմբեր (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ik Nuliaġvik (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · xal хулһн сар (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lkt Čhaŋwápe kasná wí (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ady чъэпыогъу (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vi tháng mười (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ki Mwania Thenge (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · frr oktuuber (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ky октябрь (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sah Алтынньы (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pam Kayapúlûng búlan (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar)

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October en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/ (General-American)

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.

Meanings

1. (historical, transitive) In the early Soviet Union, to give a child a name tinged with Soviet revolutionary thought, as opposed to religious christening.

Forms