/ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/
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Translation
The tenth month of the year, between September and November. It always takes a capital letter.
Word origin
From Latin october, from octo, meaning eight, because it was the eighth month of the old Roman year.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- octo
- English cognates
- octopus
Examples
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We say "in October" for something during that month.
Halloween - .
For a date inside the month, we say "on the thirty-first of October".
Britain, .
"October" keeps its capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence.
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