English > July: 1 sense > noun 1, timeMeaning | The month following June and preceding August. |
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Part of | Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar | The solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years |
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Parts | Bastille Day, 14 July | A legal holiday in France celebrating the storming / storming of the Paris bastille in 1789 |
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Dominion Day, July 1 | A legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867 |
Independence Day, Fourth of July, July 4 | A legal holiday in the United States |
mid-July | The middle part of July |
Broader | Gregorian calendar month | A month in the Gregorian calendar |
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Spanish | julio, jul |
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Catalan | juliol |
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