October — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.

   Synonyms

   Tenth Month

   Examples

   Holonyms: calendar year; year

   By October it was advancing steadily toward Pangwa, encountering meager resistance.

2. A female given name transferred from the month name.

   Usage

   • Rare

   Examples

   More examples (2)

   The other one [book] I just read is October Suite by Maxine Clair (Random House, $23.95). It's about a woman named October. She's a young black schoolteacher in the 1950s ...

   From somewhere in the distance came the screaming whine of an emergency vehicle's siren. Lance flipped open his phone. “Get me the address of a woman named October Guinness . . . That's right, October,” he said again, [...]

Noun

1. A type of ale traditionally brewed in October.

   Usage

   • Historical
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   Sir, if I vvas vvorthy to adviſe you, I vvou'd have a Bottle of good October by me. Shall I ſet a Cup of old Stingo at your Elbovv?

   More examples (2)

   [T]he gate of a large chateau, of a most noble and venerable appearance […] induced them to alight and view the apartments, contrary to their first intention of drinking a glass of his October at the door.

   Sir George, borne along in his chair, peered up at this well-known window--well-known, since in the Oxford of 1767 a man's rooms were furnished if he had tables and chairs, store of beef and October, an apple-pie and Common Room port—and seeing the casement brilliantly lighted, smiled a trifle contemptuously.

Verb

1. In the early Soviet Union, to give a child a name tinged with Soviet revolutionary thought, as opposed to religious christening.

   Usage

   • Historical
   • Transitive

Noun

1. the month following September and preceding November

   Synonyms

   Oct

   Broader terms

   Gregorian calendar month