Hypertext Webster Gateway: "October"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
October \Oc*to"ber\, n. [L., the eighth month of the primitive
Roman year, which began in March, fr. octo eight: cf.F.
Octobre. See {Octave}.]
1. The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
2. Ale or cider made in that month.
The country gentlemen had a posset or drink they
called October. --Emerson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
October
n : the month following September and preceding November [syn: {October},
{Oct}]
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