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dog-days

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables
dog--days
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer; metaphorically, a period of inactivity.

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What does dog-days mean?
A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer; metaphorically, a period of inactivity.

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