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aug

n. uncountable
A1 Beginner US //ˈɔɡəst// aug

n. the short way to write August, which is the eighth month of the year. It comes after July and before September.

n. the standard abbreviation for August, the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar. Usually written with a capital letter and often followed by a period in formal American English.


SIMPLE

The festival starts on Aug 15.

CONTEXTUAL

Please submit your final vacation requests by the end of Aug so we can finalize the schedule.

COMPLEX

The historical records indicate that the treaty was signed in late Aug, though the exact day remains a subject of debate among modern scholars.

Synonyms
Usage

Usually capitalized; in British English, the period is often omitted (Aug), while in American English it is more common to include it (Aug.).

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