äkˈtōbə(r) noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Middle English octobre, from Old French, from Latin october (eighth month), from octo eight
1. : the tenth month of the Gregorian calendar — abbr. Oct. ; see month table
2. Britain : ale made in October
sent down to the storehouse for a bottle of rum and a bottle of October — B.M.Carew