Meaning Of The Word Dog days

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dog days
plural noun: The hottest part of the summer is sometimes referred to as the dog days.

dog days in American English
the hot, uncomfortable days in July and August
plural noun: 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

dog days in British English
plural noun: the hot period of the summer reckoned in ancient times from the heliacal rising of Sirius (the Dog Star)

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