/ ˈɔːgəst; NAmE / noun
[ U , C ] ( abbr. Aug. ) the 8th month of the year, between July and September :
( BrE )
August Bank Holiday (= a public holiday on the last Monday in August in Britain)
HELP NOTE : To see how August is used, look at the examples at April .
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English , from Latin augustus consecrated, venerable; named after Augustus, the first Roman emperor (63 BC-AD14).