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august

/ɔˈɡʌst/ adjective A1
  1. Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable. · an august patron of the arts
  2. Of noble birth. · an august lineage

Comparative auguster · Superlative augustest

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Today is the 29th of August; the 21st of September will, therefore, be the conclusion of the term agreed on, and till that time arrives—and it is the advice of a gentleman which I am about to give you—till then we will refrain from growling and barking like two dogs chained within sight of each other.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 815 · C1
IT’S time Anne was in to do her sewing,” said Marilla, glancing at the clock and then out into the yellow August afternoon where everything drowsed in the heat.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 87 · C1
She had come dancing up the lane, like a wind-blown sprite, through the mellow sunshine and lazy shadows of the August evening.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 167 · C1
“They sought even more thoroughly than the august heirs had done, but it was fruitless.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 191 · C1

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