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Date: 1000-1100
Language: Latin
Origin: Augustus, from Augustus Caesar (63BC - AD14), Roman emperor

August

 noun
     
Related topics: Chronology
Au‧gust [uncountable and countable] written abbreviation Aug.
TMC the eighth month of the year, between July and September
next/last August
I was there last August.
in August
My birthday's in August.
on August 6th
The new store opened on August 6th.
on 6th August British English
He arrived at Berwick on 6th August 1823.
August 6 American English
We'll expect you to call August 6.
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