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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

Au⋅gust

  [aw-guhst]
–noun
1. the eighth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Aug.
2. a male given name, form of Augustus.
Origin:
bef. 1100; ME < L Augustus (named after Augustus ); r. OE Agustus < L, as above
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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.
Au·gust   (ô'gəst)   
n.   Abbr. Aug.
The eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin (mēnsis) Augustus, (month) of Augustus, after Augustus.]
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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).

August 
1097, from L. Augustus, sixth month of the Roman calendar, named for emperor Augustus Cæsar, lit. "Venerable Cæsar" (see august). Replaced native Weodmonað "weed month."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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August

eighth month of the Gregorian calendar. It was named for the first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar, in 8 BCE. Its original name was Sextilus, Latin for "sixth month," indicating its position in the early Roman calendar.

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