July
Americannoun
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Julies,
plural
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Julys
plural
noun
Usage
What does July mean? July is the seventh month of the calendar year, lasting 31 days and falling between June and August. It’s one of the 12 months of the Gregorian calendar. In the Northern Hemisphere, July is a summer month. The days during the period from July 3 to August 11 are traditionally known as the dog days of summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, July is a winter month. What happens in July?In Canada, July 1 is the patriotic national holiday known as Canada Day. In the U. S., July 4 is Independence Day, popularly known as the Fourth of July. July 14 is the national day of France, known in English as Bastille Day. In the U. S., July is observed as BIPOC Mental Health Month. In astrology, the sign Cancer applies to those born between June 22 and July 22. The sign Leo applies to those born between July 23 and August 23. Example: As soon as July begins, I can already feel the dog days of summer setting in.
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Etymology
Origin of July
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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When Bli Lou's father died in July, she did not have the money to organise a funeral in line with tradition.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Just a few months later in July, the trust said that during testing of water outlets, high levels of pseudomonas aeruginosa were discovered in the water system.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
British number 15 Burrage's last match on the WTA Tour, excluding qualifiers, was in July 2025 when she lost to Catherine McNally in the first round at Wimbledon.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In July the following year, the group played a dramatic, stripped-down show in the Catacombs underneath Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
It’s boiling hot in late July, so we move at a turtle’s pace so as to not tire Abuela.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Jaime Jacquez Jr. scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half, Julies Bernard had 16 points, and Cody Riley scored 13.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2022
This is also known as the "humour as survival mechanism" trope and reached its nadir with the Two Julies in Bad Girls.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2013
This scene happens all over the water-guarded world, and sometimes, the Julies aren’t there and the stories end much worse.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2013
In the city he married her, took her from Julies Freres.
From Time Magazine Archive
I frame a shot of a woman in niqab, a face covering, decorating Julies freckled arm with intricate designs of henna.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
San Juan, for example, experienced one of its warmest Julys on record.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
In each of the last 11 Julys, the S&P 500 has advanced, while the Nasdaq-100 has finished higher in 17 of the last 18.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
In a marker of just how much global temperatures have risen in recent decades, Hausfather observes, “this September will be hotter than most Julys before the last decade or two.”
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2023
Seven of Seattle’s top 10 hottest Julys fell within the past 14 years, NWS data shows.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
He consigned them to——, where there are no Fourth of Julys or sidewalks.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden
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