October

[ ok-toh-ber ]

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noun

the tenth month of the year, containing 31 days. : Oct.
British. ale or beer traditionally brewed in this month.

October

/ ɒ��ˈ��əʊ��ə /

noun

the tenth month of the year, consisting of 31 days

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Word History and Origins

Origin of October¹

before 1050; Middle English, Old English < Latin ��ō�� the eighth month of the early Roman year, equivalent to �ǳ��ō- octo- + -ber, on the model of September, November, December; December

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Word History and Origins

Origin of October¹

Old English, from Latin, from octo eight, since it was the eighth month in Roman reckoning

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Example Sentences

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In her October Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the government had decided to lower stamp duty thresholds in England and Northern Ireland.

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Especially not after what the relievers did last October, combining for 82 innings in a grueling World Series run.

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He said the Hamas attack on Israel of 7 October 2023, and the ensuing Israeli bombardment of Gaza unleashed "long-simmering tensions" on Harvard's campus.

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This was a different PSG to the one that lost 2-0 in tame fashion here in October as the Champions League started its new league table format, and how it showed.

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Mr Jones described the victim's daughter Natasha Flynn receiving an electronic notification from the house's ring doorbell camera at 22:27 on 24 October.

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