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1. (n.) dog days
the sultry part of summer when Sirius, the Dog Star, rises at the same time as the sun.
2. dog days
a period marked by lethargy, inactivity, or indolence.
Etymology: (1530–40; trans. of L diēs caniculārēs; see canicular)
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1. (noun) dog days, canicule, canicular days
the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity
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1. dog days
a period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer
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