July
Americannoun
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Julies,
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Julys
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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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Meanwhile, mines in northern and central Chile were forced to reduce operations in July and August due to heavy rains linked to El Nino that knocked out power and hampered access to the sites.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
My 81-year-old father-in-law sold the family home in July for $75,000.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Traders also see a 20% chance the bubble will deflate before July 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Tampa Bay Rays traded for Bryan Baker in July 2025 and helped him revamp his changeup, which he threw 44% of the time this season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
On the morning of July 6, 1865, the clock began ticking on one of the most dramatic events in the history of Washington, the climactic event of the manhunt.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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
Music for Julies surf video clip comes from San Diego singer/songwriter Beth Preston.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wouldn’t want to live with two Julies, but it was just as well there was one of them sharing the miseries.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
San Juan, for example, experienced one of its warmest Julys on record.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
According to Pies’s analysis, momentum stocks have sold off during the past five Julys.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 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
It is so equal to ordinary Julys, that one is surprised to see the sun set before six o'clock.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Horace Walpole
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