CANICULAR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)

Example:

canicular days

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Canicula (the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major)

Derivation:

Canicula (the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major)

canicule (the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity)

Meaning:

Of or relating to the dog days of summer

Example:

the canicular heat of the Deep South

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

canicule (the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity)

Derivation:

canicule (the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity)