What does canicular mean?
Definitions for canicular
kəˈnɪk yə lərcanic·u·lar
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Princeton's WordNet
canicularadjective
of or relating to the dog days of summer
"the canicular heat of the Deep South"
canicularadjective
relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)
"canicular days"
Wiktionary
canicularadjective
Of or pertaining to the dog days
canicularadjective
Of or pertaining to the ancient Egyptian cycle of 1460 years, or the year from one rising of Sirius to the next
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Canicularadjective
Belonging to the dog-star; as, canicular or dog-days.
Etymology: canicularis, Lat.
In regard to different latitudes unto some, the canicular days are in the winter; as unto such as are under the equinoctial line; for, unto them, it ariseth, when the sun is about the tropick of Cancer, which season unto them is winter. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iv. c. 12.
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canicular
Canicular refers to anything related to or occurring in the hottest period of summer, often associated with the Dog Star (Sirius) rising at sunrise. The term comes from the Latin "canicula," meaning "small dog," a reference to the Dog Star. It is also known as the "dog days of summer."
Webster Dictionary
Canicularadjective
pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star
Etymology: [L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Canicular
ka-nik′ū-lar, adj. pertaining to the Dog-star (Canic′ula) or to the Dog-days: (coll. and hum.) pertaining to a dog. [L. canicularis, canicula, dim. of canis, a dog.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of canicular in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of canicular in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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