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- 1. the hottest period of the year (reckoned in antiquity from the heliacal rising of Sirius, the Dog Star). literary
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The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck.
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. Did you know?
Sep 21, 2023 · The idiom “dog days of summer” refers to the hottest, most sultry days of summer. It’s a period characterized by oppressive heat and humidity, often leading to feelings of lethargy and discomfort.
(Definition of dog days from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dog days. dog days. These are the middle of the dogdays, and it would ill become me to keep my colleagues more than a minute or two longer. From the. Hansard archive. Are we going to meet before the dogdays? From the.
Jul 4, 2024 · The “dog days of summer” is a phrase used to describe the hot and humid days of summer. It can be traced back thousands of years to the days of the Roman Empire. It refers to the dates from...
Here at the Old Farmer’s Almanac, we consider the Dog Days to be the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11. These days occur soon after the summer solstice in late June, which also tends to be the beginning of the worst of summer’s heat.
Jul 6, 2015 · The dog days, in the most technical sense, refer to the one- to two-month interval in which a particularly bright star rises and sets with the sun, shining during the daylight hours and staying hidden at night. This star is known by three names: Sirius, the Dog Star, and Alpha Canis Majoris.
