jul
Jul.
July.
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noun, plural Ju·lies.
the seventh month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Jul.
Origin:
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
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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| Jul | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| July | |
July (dʒuːˈlaɪ, dʒə-, dʒʊ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -lies | |
| the seventh month of the year, consisting of 31 days | |
| [C13: from Anglo-French julie, from Latin Jūlius, after Gaius Julius | |
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Word Origin & History
July
c.1050, Iulius, from Anglo-Fr. julie, O.Fr. Jule, from L. Julius, renamed after his death and deification in honor of Gaius Julius Caesar, who was born in this month, which was formerly Quintilis "fifth," the fifth month of the Roman republican calendar, which began its year in March. Accented in first
syllable in Eng. until 18c. Replaced O.E. liða se æfterra "later mildness," from liðe "mild."
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| Jul. July |
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