Quintilis

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proper noun

The month of the ancient Roman calendar which became July, the fifth month when the year began with March and the seventh after it began with January.

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JulyJuliusQuintile
OriginLatin Quīntīlis ← ['la Quīntīlis →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe month of the ancient Roman calendar which became July, the fifth month when the year began with March and the seventh after it began with January.

    You keep on making me expect you again and again. Only the other day, when I thought you on the point of arriving I was suddenly put off by you till Quintilis (July).

    1920, Cicero, translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order, volume 1 (hardcover), London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., page 11

    Synonyms: July, Julius, Quintile

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe month of the ancient Roman calendar which became July, the fifth month when the year began with March and the seventh after it began with January.

Similar
JulyJuliusQuintile

Origin

  1. ['laQuīntīlis
  2. LatinQuīntīlis
  3. EnglishQuintilis

Learned borrowing from Latin Quīntīlis (“Fifth Month”).

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APA

Quintilis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quintilis

MLA

“Quintilis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quintilis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quintilis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quintilis.

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