October

A1 Topic:Time

US /ɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/ UK /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/ See IPA manual

Freq #4193

Meanings

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name
The tenth month of the year, coming after September and before November.

The leaves turn golden in October.

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Synonyms

1 name · the tenth month of the... tenth month

Word family

Forms octobers

Derived forms goretoberinktoberkinktoberlocktobermid-octoberoctober-birdoctoberfestoctoberishoctoberistoctoberlyoctoberyoctobral

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.

octobre Old French Octōber Latin octō Latin *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European -ber Latin

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# October

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** name
**IPA (US):** /ɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/
**Frequency rank:** 4193

## Meanings
1. The tenth month of the year, coming after September and before November.

## Examples
- The leaves turn golden in October.

## Derived Forms
- goretober
- inktober
- kinktober
- locktober
- mid-october
- october-bird
- octoberfest
- octoberish
- octoberist
- octoberly
- octobery
- octobral

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: octobre
- Root: Octōber
- Root: octō
- Root: *oḱtṓw
- Root: -ber

## 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.

## AI Etymology
October comes 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. Modern senses include the tenth month of the year, coming after September and before November. The wider word family includes derivatives such as goretober, inktober, kinktober, locktober, mid-october, and october-bird.

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