July

[ joo-lahy, juh-lahy ]

noun,plural Ju·lies, Ju·lys.
  1. the seventh month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Jul.

Origin of July

1
before 1050; Middle English julie<Anglo-French <Latin Jūlius (Caesar), after whom it was named; replacing Old English Julius<Latin; Middle English ju(i)l<Old French <Latin

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July

/ (dʒuːˈlaɪ, dʒə-, dʒʊ-) /


nounplural -lies
  1. the seventh month of the year, consisting of 31 days

Origin of July

1
C13: from Anglo-French julie, from Latin Jūlius, after Gaius Julius Caesar, in whose honour it was named

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