Oct.
Month, shortened form
Oct. is an abbreviation for October, the tenth month of the year.
It appears in dates, calendars, and scheduling contexts where space is limited: The meeting is set for Oct. 15.
Like other month abbreviations, it takes a period in American English.
Post-summer cooling period
- fallDescend under gravity
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
- harvestGathering mature crops
- tenthOrdinal for position nine-plus-one
calendar · abbreviation · pumpkin · leaves · Oktoberfest · midterm · Columbus Day · Canadian Thanksgiving
Made shorter, typically words
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- dateSpecific day or outing
- writtenComposed in text
- formalFollowing strict protocol
correspondence · header · timestamp · notation · scheduling · documentation · memo · letterhead
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
tenth · calendar · abbreviation · pumpkin · leaves · Oktoberfest · midterm · Columbus Day · Canadian Thanksgiving · breast cancer awareness
abbreviated
Made shorter, typically words
formal · correspondence · header · timestamp · notation · scheduling · documentation · memo · letterhead · dateline
- giant octopusOversized eight-limbed sea creature
- high octaneIntensely energetic or powerful
- October surpriseLast-minute campaign revelation
- blue-ringed octopusLethal spotted sea creature
- octane ratingFuel's anti-knock measurement
- Doctor Octopus
octopus, October, octagon, octave, octane, octagonal, octet, octahedron, Octavian