aug (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Aug*:
NOUN	time	Aug, August	the month following July and preceding September

Aug > pronunciation
Sounds	ao'gahst
Rhymes	abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst...

English > *Aug*: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning	The month following July and preceding September.
Synonym	August
Part of	Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar	The solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years
Parts	Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15	celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended
	Dormition, Feast of Dormition	celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended
	mid-August	The middle part of August
Broader	Gregorian calendar month	A month in the Gregorian calendar
Spanish	ago, agosto
Catalan	agost, August

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