October
noun [C or U] /ɒkˈtəʊ.bər/
/ɑːkˈtoʊ.bɚ/ (written abbreviation Oct.)Definition
A1 the tenth month of the year, after September and before November: We have an open evening in October which you are welcome to attend. Hallowe'en is on 31 October. We're going to Madrid next October.Names of months
(Definition of October noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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