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CANICULAR
canicular
(adjective) relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); “canicular days”
canicular
(adjective) of or relating to the dog days of summer; “the canicular heat of the Deep South”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
canicular (comparative more canicular, superlative most canicular)
(historical astronomy, dated) synonym of Sothic: of or related to the star Sirius.
(archaic) Of or related to the dog days of summer.
(colloquial, humorous) Relating to dogs; canine.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*nic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star. Canicular days, the dog days, See Dog days.
– Canicular year, the Egyptian year, computed from one heliacal rising of the Dog Star to another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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