'Canicular' definitions:

Definition of 'canicular'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the dog days of summer; "the canicular heat of the Deep South"
adjective
Relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); "canicular days"

Definition of 'Canicular'

From: GCIDE
  • Canicular \Ca*nic"u*lar\, a. [L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire.] Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star. [1913 Webster]
  • Canicular days, the dog days, See Dog days.
  • Canicular year, the Egyptian year, computed from one heliacal rising of the Dog Star to another. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'canicular'

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Words containing 'Canicular'