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  • 51October — noun Etymology: Middle English Octobre, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English October, from Latin, 8th month of the early Roman calendar, from octo; Anglo French, from Latin October Date: before 12th century the 10th month of the Gregorian …

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  • 52October*/*/*/ — [ɒkˈtəʊbə] noun [C/U] the tenth month of the year, between September and November We re going to Boston in October.[/ex] The next meeting will be on October 9th.[/ex] …

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  • 53October — /ok toh beuhr/, n. 1. the tenth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbr.: Oct. 2. Brit. ale or beer traditionally brewed in this month. [bef. 1050; ME, OE < L October the eighth month of the early Roman year, equiv. to octo OCTO + ber, on the …

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  • 54October — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fall month, autumn month, harvest month, football season, October s bright blue weather, Indian summer, hunting season; see also autumn , month . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. month, harvest time, autumn, fall, Indian&#8230; …

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  • 55October — [OE] The Romans calculated the beginning of their year from March, and so the eighth month was called octōber or octōbris mēnsis, literally ‘eighth month’ (terms derived from Latin octō ‘eight’). Other English words derived from Latin octō or its …

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  • 56October — Oc•to•ber [[t]ɒkˈtoʊ bər[/t]] n. the tenth month of the year, containing 31 days Abbr.: Oct • Etymology: bef. 1050; ME, OE &LT; L Octōber the eighth month of the early Roman year …

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  • 57October — [OE] The Romans calculated the beginning of their year from March, and so the eighth month was called octōber or octōbris mēnsis, literally ‘eighth month’ (terms derived from Latin octō ‘eight’). Other English words derived from Latin octō or its …

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  • 58October 12 — noun a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus • Syn: ↑Columbus Day, ↑Discovery Day • Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday • Part Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 59October 24 — noun a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations • Syn: ↑United Nations Day • Hypernyms: ↑day • Part Holonyms: ↑October, ↑Oct …

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  • 60October 2002 — October Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 1 2 3 4 5 …

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