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profoundly honored At all times reserved in his manner and his bearing full of dignity, never before had she realized the majesty of General Washington’s august presence. — Madison, Lucy Foster
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eighth month, 1097, from Latin Augustus (mensis), sixth month of the later Roman calendar, renamed from Sextilis (literally "sixth") in 8 B.C.E. to honor emperor Augustus Caesar, literally & [..]
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1660s, from Latin augustus "venerable, majestic, magnificent, noble," probably originally "consecrated by the augurs, with favorable auguries" (see augur (n.)); or else "that [..]
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the month following July and preceding September of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" profoundly honored; &am [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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Danish and Norwegian word for "August."
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German word for "August."
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Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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To dream of the month of August, denotes unfortunate deals, and misunderstandings in love affairs. For a young woman to dream that she is going to be married in August, is an omen of sorrow in her early wedded life.   
Source: dreams-dictionary.org (offline)

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(n) the month following July and preceding September(adj) profoundly honored(adj) of or befitting a lord
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The sixth month (beginning from March) was once called sextlis, but was changed to Augustus in compliment to Augustus Cæsar of Rome, whose “lucky month” it was, in which occurred man [..]
Source: bartleby.com

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n. "August, the month," s.v. August sb. OED. KEY: august@n
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n 4 august 2 augustus 2
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Noble, venerable, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class(London)|date=5 December 2015|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/05/swansea-city-leicester-city-premier-leag [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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The eighth month of the Gregorian calendar, following July and preceding September. Abbreviation: '''Aug or }}.
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German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of Augustus. This was the name of three Polish kings.As an English name it can also derive from the month of August, which was named for the Roman emperor [..]
Source: behindthename.com





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