"dog days" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒɡ deɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɔɡ deɪz/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-dog days.ogg Forms: dog day [singular]
Etymology: Calque of Latin diēs caniculārēs (“puppy days”), a calque of Ancient Greek κυνάδες ἡμέραι (kunádes hēmérai, “dog days”), from κυνάς (kunás, “of or related to dogs”), from Κῠ́ων (Kúōn, “the Dog”) in reference to the star Sirius, which appears in Homeric Greek as "Orion's dog". The return of Sirius to the night sky (its heliacal rising), occurring in antiquity around July 25 (Athens) or 29 (Rome), was considered by the Greeks and Romans to herald what were considered the hottest, least healthy, and least lucky days of summer. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|la|diēs caniculārēs||puppy days}} Calque of Latin diēs caniculārēs (“puppy days”), {{der|en|grc|κυνάδες ἡμέραι||dog days}} Ancient Greek κυνάδες ἡμέραι (kunádes hēmérai, “dog days”), {{lang|grc|κῠ́ων Ὠρίωνος}} κῠ́ων Ὠρίωνος, {{lang|grc|κύν᾽ Ὠρίωνος}} κύν᾽ Ὠρίωνος Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=dog days|sg=dog day}} dog days pl (normally plural, singular dog day)
  1. (archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude. Tags: archaic, plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Calendar, Temperature Synonyms: canicular days [archaic] Translations (the days between early July and early September): горещници (goreštnici) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), canícula (Catalan), 三伏 (sānfú) (Chinese Mandarin), hundedage [plural] (Danish), hondsdagen [plural] (Dutch), hundadagar [masculine, plural] (Faroese), mätäkuu (english: until late August) (Finnish), canicule [feminine] (French), Hundstage [plural] (German), laethe madrúla [masculine, plural] (Irish), canicola [feminine] (Italian), solleone [masculine] (Italian), 삼복 (sambok) (Korean), kanikuła [feminine] (Polish), Canícula [feminine] (Portuguese), caniculă [feminine] (Romanian), мёртвый сезо́н (mjórtvyj sezón) [masculine] (Russian), зно́йные ле́тние дни (znójnyje létnije dni) [masculine, plural] (Russian), canícula [feminine] (Spanish), rötmånad (english: until late August) [common-gender] (Swedish), eyyamıbahur (Turkish)
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  2. The unpleasantly hot days of late summer. Tags: plural, plural-normally Translations (unpleasantly hot days): سَمَائِم (samāʔim) [masculine] (Arabic), горещници (goreštnici) [plural] (Bulgarian), canícula (Catalan), 三伏天 (sānfútiān) (Chinese Mandarin), 大热天 (Chinese Mandarin), canicule [feminine] (French), κυνικά καύματα (kyniká kávmata) [neuter, plural] (Greek), kánikula (Hungarian), solleone [masculine] (Italian), kanikuła [feminine] (Polish), canícula [feminine] (Portuguese), caniculă [feminine] (Romanian), arșiță [feminine] (Romanian), canícula (Spanish)
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  3. Any similar period of inactivity, laziness, or stagnation. Tags: plural, plural-normally Translations (period of inactivity, laziness or stagnation): kissanpäivät (Finnish), мёртвый сезо́н (mjórtvyj sezón) [masculine] (Russian)
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