Sekirov Dictionary

October

UK /ɒkˈtəʊ.bə/US /ɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

•
the month after September and before November
- By October it was advancing steadily toward Pangwa, encountering meager resistance. — 2025
•
(historical) A type of ale traditionally brewed in October.
- Sir, if I vvas vvorthy to advise you, I vvou'd have a Bottle of good October by me. Shall I set a Cup of old Stingo at your Elbovv? — 1716

verb1

(historical) In the early Soviet Union, to give a child a name tinged with Soviet revolutionary thought, as opposed to religious christening.

forms

Octobered · Octobering · Octobers

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