English > August: 3 senses > noun 1, time| Meaning | The month following July and preceding September. |
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| Synonym | Aug |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | ago, agosto |
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| Catalan | agost, August |
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