august
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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.
Related forms
au·gust·ly, adverb
au·gust·ness, noun
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World English Dictionary
august (ɔːˈɡʌst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | dignified or imposing: an august presence |
| 2. | of noble birth or high rank: an august lineage |
| [C17: from Latin augustus; related to augēre to increase] | |
| au'gustly | |
| —adv | |
| au'gustness | |
| —n | |
| August (ˈɔːɡəst) | |
| —n | |
| the eighth month of the year, consisting of 31 days | |
| [Old English, from Latin, named after the emperor | |
| auguste or august (aʊˈɡuːst, ˈaʊˌɡʊst, aʊˈɡuːst, ˈaʊˌɡʊst) | |
| —n | |
| (often capital) a type of circus clown who usually wears battered ordinary clothes and is habitually maladroit or unlucky | |
| [C20: French, from German] | |
| august or august | |
| —n | |
| [C20: French, from German] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
august
1660s, from L. augustus "venerable," probably originally "consecrated by the augurs, with favorable auguries" (see augur); or else "that which is increased" (see augment).
August
"eighth month," 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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
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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There is also an annual horse racing event, usually taking place in august.
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