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  

/ dʒuːˈlaɪ, dʒʊ-, dʒə- /

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

The Dodgers’ 15 hits Saturday were their most in a game since July 2 against the San Diego Padres, and just two shy of their season high.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The two Englishmen had been involved in a World Matchplay classic in July, when Littler threw a nine-darter in the opening leg of an 11-8 victory.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

An inquest examining what happened to Maddy Cusack, who was 27 when she was found unconscious at her home in Derbyshire, started in June and should've finished in July.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Appeared in the July 25, 2026, print edition as 'How to Outrun Summer'.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

So, on July 2, President Roosevelt issued a proclamation to establish a military tribunal under the Military Code of Justice.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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

Last month marked one of Seattle’s hottest Julys on record, piling on to a trend of increasingly warm summer months, not just throughout the Pacific Northwest but across the world.

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