dog days: Meaning and Definition of

dog' days"

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  1. the sultry part of the summer, supposed to occur during the period that Sirius, the Dog Star, rises at the same time as the sun: now often reckoned from July 3 to August 11.
  2. a period marked by lethargy, inactivity, or indolence.
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