DOG DAYS


Meaning of DOG DAYS in English

— dog-day , adj.

1. the sultry part of the summer, supposed to occur during the period that Sirius, the Dog Star, rises at the same time as the sun: now often reckoned from July 3 to August 11.

2. a period marked by lethargy, inactivity, or indolence.

[ 1530-40; trans. of L dies caniculares; see CANICULAR ]

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