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Definition of August noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

August

noun
 
 
/ˈɔːɡəst/
 
/ˈɔːɡəst/
[uncountable, countable]
(abbreviation Aug.)
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  1. the 8th month of the year, between July and September
    • She was born in August.
    • (British English) The meeting is on the fifth of August/August the fifth.
    • (North American English) The meeting is on August fifth.
    • We went to Japan last August.
    • I arrived at the end of August.
    • last August's election
    • It was a hot August afternoon.
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    Word OriginOld English, from Latin augustus ‘consecrated, venerable’; named after Augustus, the first Roman emperor (63 BC-AD14).
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