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October is the tenthmonth of theyear in theGregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with a length of 31days. Theeighth month in the oldRoman calendar, October retained its name (from theLatin "octo" meaning "eight") when January and February were added.
October is commonly associated with the season ofautumn in theNorthern hemisphere andspring in theSouthern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent toApril in theSouthern Hemisphere and vice versa.
In common yearsJanuary starts on the same day of the week as October, but no other month starts on the same day of the week asOctober in leap years.
