DOG DAYS


Meaning of DOG DAYS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun plural ]

Etymology: from their being reckoned from the heliacal rising of the Dog Star (Sirius)

Date: 1538

1. : the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere

2. : a period of stagnation or inactivity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.