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october

/ɒkˈtəʊbər/

Meanings
noun
The tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.

Examples :

"October is usually a beautiful month."
period holiday weather

Related Words

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tenth noun

/tɛnθ/

The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.

"She was nervous as she waited to hear her name called; the tenth was guaranteed a prize. "

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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november noun

/noʊˈvembər/

The eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, between October and December.

"My birthday is in November."

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calendar noun

/ˈkæl.ən.də/ /ˈkæl.ən.dɚ/

Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.

"The three principal calendars are the Gregorian, Jewish, and Islamic calendars."

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usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

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year noun

/jɪə/ /jɪɹ/ /jɜː/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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september noun

/sɛpˈtɛmbər/

The ninth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, between August and October.

"September is often a pleasant month with warm days."

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following verb

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

"Follow that car!"

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preceding verb

/pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/

To go before, go in front of.

"Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide."

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beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"

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month noun

/mʌnθ/

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

"July is my favourite month."