Meaning | The month following September and preceding November. |
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Synonym | October |
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Part of | Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar | The solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years |
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Parts | Columbus Day, Discovery Day, October 12 | A legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus |
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United Nations Day, October 24 | A day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations |
mid-October | The middle part of October |
Broader | Gregorian calendar month | A month in the Gregorian calendar |
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Spanish | octubre |
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Catalan | octubre |
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