Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
- noun Chiefly British Ale brewed in October.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The tenth month of the year. It was the eighth in the primitive Roman calendar. Abbreviated Oct.
- noun Ale or cider brewed in October; hence, good ale.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
- noun Ale or cider made in that month.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The tenth
month of theGregorian calendar , followingSeptember and precedingNovember . Abbreviation:Oct
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the month following September and preceding November
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Promoted to Headline (H3) on 6/24/09: Iran Divided & the 'October Surprise' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Iran Divided & the \'October Surprise\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Page 5 of Article: Article: Extensive evidence now exists that Begin\'s preference for a Reagan victory led Israelis to join in a covert operation with Republicans to contact Iranian leaders behind Carter\'s back and delay release of the 52 American hostages until after Reagan defeated Carter in November 1980.
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Promoted to Headline (H3) on 6/24/09: Iran Divided & the 'October Surprise' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Iran Divided & the \'October Surprise\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: Extensive evidence now exists that Begin\'s preference for a Reagan victory led Israelis to join in a covert operation with Republicans to contact Iranian leaders behind Carter\'s back and delay release of the 52 American hostages until after Reagan defeated Carter in November 1980.
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Promoted to Headline (H3) on 6/24/09: Iran Divided & the 'October Surprise' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Iran Divided & the \'October Surprise\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Page 2 of Article: Article: Extensive evidence now exists that Begin\'s preference for a Reagan victory led Israelis to join in a covert operation with Republicans to contact Iranian leaders behind Carter\'s back and delay release of the 52 American hostages until after Reagan defeated Carter in November 1980.
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Promoted to Headline (H3) on 6/24/09: Iran Divided & the 'October Surprise' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Iran Divided & the \'October Surprise\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Page 4 of Article: Article: Extensive evidence now exists that Begin\'s preference for a Reagan victory led Israelis to join in a covert operation with Republicans to contact Iranian leaders behind Carter\'s back and delay release of the 52 American hostages until after Reagan defeated Carter in November 1980.
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Promoted to Headline (H3) on 6/24/09: Iran Divided & the 'October Surprise' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Iran Divided & the \'October Surprise\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Page 3 of Article: Article: Extensive evidence now exists that Begin\'s preference for a Reagan victory led Israelis to join in a covert operation with Republicans to contact Iranian leaders behind Carter\'s back and delay release of the 52 American hostages until after Reagan defeated Carter in November 1980.
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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Conservative websites claim Rove has been promising GOP insiders an \'October surprise\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' According to two conservative websites, White House political strategist Karl Rove has been promising GOP insiders that there will be an "October surprise" before the midterm elections.
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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Foley \'October Surprise\' Claim Flops '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' George W. Bush\'s snide aside aside, the Republican "October Surprise" theory accusing Democrats of waiting until the final weeks of Campaign 2006 to spring the Mark Foley page-sex scandal appears to have collapsed. '
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(Sent 10.45 p.m. _10th October, 1899_) "10th _October_, No. 8.
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(Sent 7.30 p.m. _10th October, 1899_) "10th _October_, No. 7.
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Earlier Wednesday, GM reported its U.S. sales climbed 3.5% in October from a year earlier, thanks to continued strong demand for its larger vehicles.
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