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aug.

1. augmentative.
2. augmented.

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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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."
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