dog days

dog days

pl.n.

1. The hot, sultry period of summer between early July and early September.

2. A period of stagnation.

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[Translation of Late Latin dis canculrs, Dog Star days (so called because the Dog Star (Sirius) rises and sets with the sun during this time) : Latin dis, pl. of dis, day + Late Latin canculrs, pl. of canculris, of the Dog Star.]

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dog days

pl n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the hot period of the summer reckoned in ancient times from the heliacal rising of Sirius (the Dog Star)

2. a period marked by inactivity

[translation of Late Latin diēs caniculārēs, translation of Greek hēmerai kunades]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dog days - the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity canicular days, canicule period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" summer, summertime - the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"