| NOUN | time | October, Oct | the month following September and preceding November |
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| Sounds | aaktow'ber | |
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| Rhymes | absorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber... | |
| Meaning | The month following September and preceding November. | |
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| Synonym | Oct | |
| 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 |
| Parts | Columbus Day, Discovery Day, October 12 | A legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus |
| 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 |
| Spanish | octubre | |
| Catalan | octubre | |
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