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Canicular

adj, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of Sothic: of or related to the star Sirius. dated, historical
  2. 2
    Of or related to the dog days of summer. archaic
  3. 3
    Relating to dogs; canine. colloquial, humorous
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star) wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the dog days of summer wordnet

Etymology

From Latin canīculāris (“of or related to a puppy; Sothic”), from Canīcula (“puppy; Sirius”) + -aris (“forming adjectives”).

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