July

(joo-li'.) (Calendar.) The 7th month of the year. It was the 5th month in the Roman calendar, when it was called Quintilis (the 5th). Originally it contained 36 days, was reduced by Romulus to 31, by Numa to 30, but was restored to 31 days by Julius Cæsar, in honor of whom it was named July(L. Julius). [s. 509]