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august
1[ aw-guhst ]
August
2[ aw-guhst ]
noun
- the eighth month of the year, containing 31 days. : Aug.
- a male given name, form of Augustus.
August
1/ ˈɔːɡəst /
noun
- the eighth month of the year, consisting of 31 days
august
2/ ɔːˈɡʌst /
adjective
- dignified or imposing
an august presence
- of noble birth or high rank
an august lineage
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Derived Forms
- auˈgustness, noun
- auˈgustly, adverb
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Other Words From
- au·gustly adverb
- au·gustness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of august1
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
They prevailed last August, obtaining—follow me here—an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of those provisions.
That year, on August 10, the first woman stepped in for a pint.
In August 2013, his mother had warned police that Brice was being radicalized and influencing Bertrand.
But Brinsley went away for two years in prison for weapons possession in August 2011.
Nobody bothered to tell Mister Ham about it until the following August.
But in August, 1805, the approaching war with Austria caused the Emperor to summon his most brilliant cavalry leader to his side.
Her Majesty passed through the town on the 30th of August, 1852, when an address was presented to her.
The operations under the scheme began in August, 1878, when the houses in New Street were pulled down.
On the 6th of August we beheld, for the first time, flying fish, but at such a distance that we could scarcely distinguish them.
On the 7th of August we neared the Canary Isles, but unfortunately, on account of the thick fog, we could not see them.
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