No. 5,147 in Catalan
august
August: August.
In a sentence
L'agost és el vuitè mes de l'any.
August is the eighth month of the year.
In this sentence, 'agost' refers to the proper noun, the name of the month. It is utilized as a temporal reference to denote a specific period during the year.
El dia d'August imperava sobre Roma.
The day of Augustus reigned over Rome.
Here, 'August' references 'Augustus,' utilized in a historical context as the name of a notable figure, in this case, Augustus, the Roman Emperor. It demonstrates how the word can represent historical persons.
La cerimònia tenia un to august i solemne.
The ceremony had an august and solemn tone.
The word 'august,' used as an adjective, conveys the meaning of majestic or worthy of respect. This demonstrates an alternate, descriptive usage of the term in describing qualities attributed to a subject.
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