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JULY , the seventh See also:

MONTH
MONTH (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Mond, Du. maand, Dan. maaned, &c., and cognate with Lat. mensis, Gr. µi7v, &c., in other branches of the Indo-Germanic family; all ultimately from the root seen in the word for the moon in nearly all those languages

month in the See also:

Christian See also:

CALENDAR

calendar, consisting of See also:

THIRTY

thirty-one days. It was originally the fifth month of the See also:

YEAR

year, and as such was called by the See also:

Romans Quintilis. The later name of See also:

JULIUS

Julius was given in See also:

HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of Julius See also:

Caesar (who was See also:

BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in the month); it came into use in the year of his See also:

DEATH

death. The Anglo-See also:

SAXONS

Saxons called July Hegmonath, " See also:

hay-month," or Maed-monath, " See also:

mead-month," the meadows being then in See also:

BLOOM (from A.S. bloma, a flower)

bloom. Another name was aftera li15a, " the latter mild month," in contradistinction to See also:

JUNE

June, which was named " the former mild month." See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

Chief See also:

DATES

dates of the month: 3rd July, See also:

DOG

Dog Days begin; 15th July, St Swithin; 25th July, St See also:

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