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# october

noun (October)

«october» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

October is the tenth month of the year. It has 31 days and comes after September and before November. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/october/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths: a month name; the time in the story; sometimes its 31 days are used. In everyday life: autumn (fall) in the USA, Canada, the UK and Ireland, with Halloween at its end; spring in Australia and New Zealand; school terms and half-term holidays. In science: leaves change colour, days grow shorter in the north.

### Examples

- In October she read 12 books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/october/#x1)
- He saved 5 dollars every day in October. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/october/#x2)
- The fair is in October. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/october/#x3)
- October has 31 days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/october/#x4)
- Halloween is at the end of October. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/october/#x5)
- In October the leaves turn red and gold in Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/october/#x6)
- In Australia, October is in spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/october/#x7)
- October comes after September. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/october/#x8)

### Note

A month name; hidden number: October has 31 days. Trap: «every day in October» means multiply by 31. Always written with a capital letter: October. The name comes from Latin «octo» (eight), because it was once the eighth month; it is now the tenth. Seasons are opposite in the southern half of the world.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «october» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/october/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«october» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/october.html) on Mova free.