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July definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JULY', n. The seventh month of the year, during which the sun enters the sign Leo. It is so called from Julius, the surname of Caius Caesar, who was born in this month. Before that time, this month was called Quintilis, or the fifth month, according to the old Roman calendar, in which March was the first month of the year.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the month following June and preceding August

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English Julie, from Old English Julius, from Latin, from Gaius Julius Caesar Date: 13th century the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. Julys) the seventh month of the year. Etymology: ME f. AF julie f. L Julius (mensis month), named after Julius Caesar

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

July Ju*ly", n.; pl. Julies. [L. Julius; -- named from Caius Julius C[ae]sar, who was born in this month: cf. F. Juillet.] The seventh month of the year, containing thirty-one days. Note: This month was called Quintilis, or the fifth month, according to the old Roman calendar, in which March was the first month of the year.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(Julys) July is the seventh month of the year in the Western calendar. In late July 1914, he and Violet spent a few days with friends near Berwick-upon-Tweed... I expect you to report for work on July the twenty-eighth. N-VAR