October
noun /ɒkˈtəʊbə(r)/
/ɑːkˈtəʊbər/
[uncountable, countable] (abbreviation Oct.)
- the 10th month of the year, between September and November
- She was born in October.
- (British English) The meeting is on the fifth of October/October the fifth.
- (North American English) The meeting is on October fifth.
- We went to Japan last October.
- I arrived at the end of October.
- last October's election
- the October issue of the magazine
Word Originlate Old English, from Latin, from octo ‘eight’ (being originally the eighth month of the Roman year).