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August

  (ô'gəst) pronunciation
n. (Abbr. Aug.)

The eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin (mēnsis) Augustus, (month) of Augustus, after AUGUSTUS.]


 
 
WordNet: August
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the month following July and preceding September
  Synonym: Aug


 
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August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. August begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Leo and ends in the sign of Virgo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Cancer and ends in the constellation of Leo.

This month was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the ancient Roman calendar, which started in March about 750 BC under Romulus. It became the eighth month either when January and February were added to the beginning of the year by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC or when those two months were moved from the end to the beginning of the year by the decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers disagree). It was renamed in honor of Augustus in 8 BC because several of the most significant events in his rise to power, culminating in the fall of Alexandria, which fell in this month. August originally had 29 days in the Roman Republican calendar, but two days were added to it by Julius Caesar beginning 45 BC giving it its modern total of 31 days. Augustus did not take a day from February when Sextilis was renamed in his honor. See Month lengths. August's flower is the gladiolus or poppy, and its birthstone is the peridot, sardonyx, or sapphire.


Other names

In Irish, August is known as Lúnasa, a modern rendition of Lughnasadh, from the god Lugh.The first Monday in August is a holiday in the Republic of Ireland.

In Finnish, the month is called elokuu, meaning "month of reaping".

Events in August

August, from the Très riches heures du duc de Berry
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August, from the Très riches heures du duc de Berry

Monthlong events in August

Weeklong events in August

Daily events in August

Last Sunday

  • The Philippines celebrates National Heroes Day in commemoration of the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution on August 23, 1896.

Corresponding months

  • In common years, no other month begins on the same day of the week as August. In leap years, however, February does.

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Months and days of the year
January 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
March 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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Translations: Translations for: August

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ærefrygtindgydende, majestætisk, ophøjet

n. - august

Nederlands (Dutch)
de maand augustus, groots, verheven

Français (French)
adj. - auguste, imposant, majestueux

n. - août

Deutsch (German)
adj. - erhaben

n. - August

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ο μήνας) Αύγουστος
adj. - σεπτός, επιβλητικός, μεγαλοπρεπής

Italiano (Italian)
agosto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - agosto (m)
adj. - augusto, majestoso, venerável

Русский (Russian)
август, полный достоинства

Español (Spanish)
adj. - augusto, sobrio

n. - agosto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Augusti
adj. - upphöjd, majestätisk

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
八月

威严的, 令人敬畏的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 八月

adj. - 威嚴的, 令人敬畏的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 당당한, 존경할 만한

n. - 8월

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 8月
adj. - 威厳のある, 気高い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شهر آب : أغسطس (صفه) الشهر الثامن من السنه الميلاديه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעורר כבוד, אצילי‬
n. - ‮אוגוסט‬


 
 

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