July Definition

jo͝o-lī
julies, julys
noun
The seventh month of the year, having 31 days.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August. Abbreviation: Jul or Jul.

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Other Word Forms of July

Noun

Singular:
July
Plural:
julies, julys

Origin of July

  • From Middle English iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove", from Latin Iuppiter, from Proto-Indo-European *dyeu-pəter-, vocative case of godfather, from Proto-Indo-European *deiw-os, god, + *pəter, father

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  • Middle English Julie from Old North French from Latin Iūlius after Iūlius Caesar, Julius Caesar dyeu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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