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AUGUSTNESS

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au⋅gust

  [aw-guhst]
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–adjective
1. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.
2. venerable; eminent: an august personage.
Origin:
1655–65; < L augustus sacred, grand, akin to augēre to increase. See eke

Related forms:
au⋅gust⋅ly, adverb
au⋅gust⋅ness, noun
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au·gust   (ô-gŭst')   
adj.  

  1. Inspiring awe or admiration; majestic: the august presence of the monarch. See Synonyms at grand.

  2. Venerable for reasons of age or high rank.


[Latin augustus; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]
au·gust'ly adv., au·gust'ness n.
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Word Origin & History

august 
1664, from L. augustus "venerable," probably originally "consecrated by the augurs, with favorable auguries" (see augur); or else "that which is increased" (see augment).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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