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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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August

Au*gust"\, a. [L. augustus; cf. augere to increase; in the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F. auguste. See Augment.] Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or authority. "Forms august." --Pope. "August in visage." --Dryden. "To shed that august blood." --Macaulay.

So beautiful and so august a spectacle. --Burke.

To mingle with a body so august. --Byron.

Syn: Grand; magnificent; majestic; solemn; awful; noble; stately; dignified; imposing.

August

Au"gust\, n. [L. Augustus. See note below, and August, a.] The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

Note: The old Roman name was Sextilis, the sixth month from March, the month in which the primitive Romans, as well as Jews, began the year. The name was changed to August in honor of Augustus C[ae]sar, the first emperor of Rome, on account of his victories, and his entering on his first consulate in that month.
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Language Translation for : august
Spanish: agosto,
German: der August,
Japanese: ８月
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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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