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Definition of dog day in English: dog daynoun ˈdɒɡ deɪ 1In plural The hottest part of the summer, associated in ancient times with the heliacal rising of the Dog Star in the Mediterranean area, and formerly considered to be the most unhealthy period of the year and a time of ill omen. 3Figurative. In plural In early use: an evil time; a period in which malignant influences prevail. Now: a period of inactivity or decline.
Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Elyot (c1490–1546), humanist and diplomat. From dog + day, after post-classical Latin caniculares dies dog days, itself after Hellenistic Greek κυνάδες ἡμέραι. Definition of dog day in US English: dog daynounˈdɒɡ deɪ 1In plural The hottest part of the summer, associated in ancient times with the heliacal rising of the Dog Star in the Mediterranean area, and formerly considered to be the most unhealthy period of the year and a time of ill omen. 3Figurative. In plural In early use: an evil time; a period in which malignant influences prevail. Now: a period of inactivity or decline.
Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Elyot (c1490–1546), humanist and diplomat. From dog + day, after post-classical Latin caniculares dies dog days, itself after Hellenistic Greek κυνάδες ἡμέραι. |