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/aˈɣosto/

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Translation

August

Word origin

From Latin Augustus, the month named after the emperor Augustus, itself from augustus ('venerable, majestic'), related to augere ('to increase').

Origin
Latin
Root
Augustus
English cognates
August, augment

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralagostos

Examples

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In August it is very hot in the south.

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We are going on holiday on the fifteenth of August.

Muchas cierran .

Many shops close during August.

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My birthday falls at the end of August.

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Last summer, in August, we travelled to the beach.

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This word is part of lesson 55.