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English
Etymology
Calque of Latin diēs caniculārēs (literally “puppy days”), from Canīcula (“the Puppy”),[1] a semantic loan of Ancient Greek Κῠ́ων (Kúōn, “the Dog”) in reference to Sirius, which appears in Epic Greek as κῠ́ων Ὠρίωνος (kúōn Ōríōnos, literally “Orion’s dog”) in its elided accusative form κύν’ Ὠρίωνος (kún’ Ōríōnos) in Iliad XXII.22.
Noun
canicular days pl (plural only)
- (archaic) Synonym of dog days.
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