July

American  

[joo-lahy, juh-lahy] / dʒuˈlaɪ, dʒəˈlaɪ /

noun

• Julies,
  plural
• Julys
  plural

1. the seventh month of the year, containing 31 days. Jul.

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July British  

/ dʒʊ-, dʒə-, dʒuːˈlaɪ /

noun

1. the seventh month of the year, consisting of 31 days

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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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Julies
  plural
• Julys
  plural

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

Example Sentences

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July Julies Julys

A Palestinian Civil Defense worker climbs onto a piece of heavy machinery to assist the operator in directing the recovery effort in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood on July 19.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The governing body added it "acknowledged that errors were also made after the proposal was leaked to media" - with the Times breaking the story of Infantino's plan on 28 July.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Additionally, the put wall, which is the level with the greatest concentration of put gamma, is at 7,400 — just above where the market began its rally following the Fed meeting on July 29.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Private employers added 44,000 workers in July, according to payroll firm ADP.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

And he was alive when James Monroe died on July 4, 1831.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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

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

The Met Office has confirmed last month was one of the wettest Julys on record, according to provisional data.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2023

July, August and September—an endless number of Julys, Augusts and Septembers as futile as these last three months have been.

From Nobody's Child by Dejeans, Elizabeth