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august

au.gust \o.-'g*st\ aj [L augustus; akin to L auge-re to increase] : marked 
   by majestic dignity or grandeur  - au.gust.ly avAu.gust \'o.-g*st\ n [ME, 
   fr. OE, fr. L Augustus, fr. Augustus Caesar -14 A.D. R]oman emperor : the 
   8th month of the Gregorian calendar