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billmalarky on June 11, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Response by Ray Kurzweil to chatbot Eugene Goostma...

What does the term "august institution" mean. Can't find any good definitions on google.

grok2 on June 11, 2014 [–]

au·gust adjective \ȯ-ˈgəst, ˈȯ-(ˌ)gəst\

: having a formal and impressive quality

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/august

billmalarky on June 11, 2014 | [–]

Thanks.

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