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Noun Concept
Categories: Summer, Canis Major (constellation), History of astrology, Roman calendar, Articles with short description
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dog days  canicule  canicular days  heat wave
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The hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity WordNet 3.0
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The hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. Wikipedia
Hottest part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere Wikidata
A period of unusually hot weather. OmegaWiki
The unpleasantly hot days of late summer. Wiktionary
Unpleasantly hot days. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
time period
time interval
PART OF
summer
DERIVATION
canicular
canicular
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
FACET OF
heat wave
summer
NAMED AFTER
Canis Major
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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dog days, canicule, canicular days
Wikipedia
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dog days
Wikidata
EN
dog days
Wiktionary
EN
dog days
OmegaWiki
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dog days, heat wave
Wikipedia Redirections
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Caniculares dies, Dog-Days, Dog Day, Dog Days, dog days of summer
Wikidata Alias
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dog days of summer

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