october Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the month following September and preceding November
    Oct.

WordNet

Oc*to"ber noun
Etymology
L., the eighth month of the primitive Roman year, which began in March, fr. octo eight: cf.F. Octobre. See Octave.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913