october
//ɒkˈtəʊ.bə//
Definitions
1.The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.
- By October it was advancing steadily toward Pangwa, encountering meager resistance.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1207
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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.