Au·gust
 August
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- pronunciation:
- aw
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- features:
- Word History
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the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days.
- similar words:
- kingly, venerable
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In 8 B.C., the Roman Senate named this month
Augustus in honor of the first emperor of Rome, Augustus Caesar.