July

A1 Topic:Time

US /d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/ UK /d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #3670

Meanings

1

name
The seventh month of the year, after June and before August.

We are going on holiday in July this year.

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Synonyms

1 name · the seventh month of the... seventh month

Word family

Forms julies

Derived forms julyishmid-july

Related forms juliusjuly-flower

Simplified etymology

July is named after Julius Caesar. According to the source, its addition to the Roman calendar alongside August in the 1st century BC helped move October from the eighth month to the tenth.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Iūlius Latin iūlius Old French jule Anglo-Norman juliebor. Middle English Julie English July From Middle English Julie, julye, iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove".

Julie Middle English julie xno jule Old French iūlius Latin

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# July

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** name
**IPA (US):** /d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 3670

## Meanings
1. The seventh month of the year, after June and before August.

## Examples
- We are going on holiday in July this year.

## Derived Forms
- julyish
- mid-july

## Related Forms
- julius
- july-flower

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Julie
- Root: julie
- Root: jule
- Root: iūlius

## Etymology
Etymology tree Latin Iūlius Latin iūlius Old French jule Anglo-Norman juliebor. Middle English Julie English July From Middle English Julie, julye, iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove".

## AI Etymology
July comes from Middle English Julie, julye, iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove". The historical chain includes Latin Iūlius, Latin iūlius, Old French jule, Anglo-Norman julie, Middle English Julie, and English July.

## Topics
- Time

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