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August

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːgəst/
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Definition of August

noun

  • the eighth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the last month of summer:the sultry haze of late August the wettest August in six years

Origin:

Old English, from Latin augustus 'consecrated, venerable'; named after Augustus, the first Roman emperor

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