dog days
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Tweet pl.n. 1. The hot, sultry period of summer between early July and early September. 2. A period of stagnation. [Translation of Late Latin diēs canīculārēs, Dog Star days (so called because the Dog Star (Sirius) rises and sets with the sun during this time) : Latin diēs, pl. of diēs, day + Late Latin canīculārēs, pl. of canīculāris, of the Dog Star.] |
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