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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
October \Oc*to"ber\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
October
noun: the month following September and preceding November [syn: {Oct}]
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