Definition of dog days Dog days
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What does dog days mean?
WordNet
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| dog days - the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity | ||
| canicule, canicular days | ||
| period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | ||
| summertime, summer the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty; "the golden summer of his life" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dog days (Noun)
The days between early July and early September when Sirius the Dog Star rises and sets with the Sun. - dog days (Noun)
hot, lazy days. - dog days (Noun)
A period of inactivity, laziness, or stagnation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dog days
A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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dog days
A period of unusually hot weather.
