august


Definition: Meaning of, august in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɔːˈɡʌst /

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  1. impressive and respected
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August


Definition: Meaning of, August in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɔːɡəst /

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August Augusts
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  1. the eighth month of the year, between July and September
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August used in phrases

  • 15 August 1945 (noun)
    1. the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II
  • August 1 (noun)
    1. commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England
  • August 15 (noun)
    1. celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • August 6 (noun)
    1. Christianity a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus
  • August Bank Holiday
    1. an official public holiday in Britain on the last Monday in August
  • August Ferdinand Möbius (noun)
    1. 1790-1868 german mathematician responsible for the Möbius strip
  • August Friedrich Leopold Weismann (noun)
    1. 1834-1914 german biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics
  • August Strindberg (noun)
    1. 1849-1912 swedish dramatist and novelist
  • August Wilhelm von Hoffmann (noun)
    1. 1818-1892 german chemist
  • August plum (noun)
    1. wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
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