Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for August (August)
August (August), adj. [L. augustus < augur, consecrated by augury, auspicious.] (webplay: days, reverence, separating).
- Late summer; pertaining to the eighth month of the year.
- Venerable; majestic; stately; inspiring reverence; impressing the imagination as magnificent.
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