July
noun /dʒuˈlaɪ/
/dʒuˈlaɪ/
[uncountable, countable] (abbreviation Jul.)
- the 7th month of the year, between June and August
- in July She was born in July.
- (British English) The meeting is on the fifth of July/July the fifth.
- (North American English) The meeting is on July fifth.
- We went to Japan last July.
- I arrived at the end of July.
- last July's election
- It was a sunny July afternoon.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin Julius (mensis) ‘(month) of July’, named after the Roman statesman Julius Caesar.