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Named for being the eighth month and to avoid August, as it incorporates the name of Augustus Caesar.
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Eighth Month. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eighth%20Month
“Eighth Month.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eighth%20Month. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eighth Month,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eighth%20Month.
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