Meaning & use
Canicule
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The hottest days of summer, traditionally associated with the rising of the star Sirius; the 'dog days.'
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The city sweltered through the canicule, with temperatures topping forty degrees.
Farmers timed the harvest to avoid the worst of the canicule.
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The word derives from the Latin 'canicula,' meaning 'little dog,' a reference to Sirius, the Dog Star, whose summer rising the Romans linked to the season's heat.
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