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CANICULAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)
Example:
canicular days
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Canicula (the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major)
Derivation:
Canicula (the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major)
canicule (the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the dog days of summer
Example:
the canicular heat of the Deep South
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
canicule (the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity)
Derivation:
canicule (the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity)
