Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name.
  • proper noun A nickname for Julia or Julie

Etymologies

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From French, variant of Julius

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Examples

  • If Jules is going on a pilgramage with her donkey, I'll meet her along the way!

    velleite - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • As always Jules is so quirky (sp?) and fun, and you look beautiful on your bike.

    vélo - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • French Alphabet Blocks -- complete with letters, numbers and animal pictures in Jules | Permalink

    Jules 2009

  • Yet, despite this, you never feel that Jules is entirely lost.

    Julianne Moore: 'I'm going to cry. Sorry' Kira Cochrane 2010

  • Jules is unsettled, inclined towards somewhat theoretical language, and after a variety of jobs is setting out to be an environmental gardener.

    The Kids Are All Right – review Philip French 2010

  • Melvin Jules Bukiet claims similarly that it is "not that a reader necessarily seeks a lesson, but fiction and nonfiction ought to approach the subject as more than an opportunity to wallow in the worst humankind has to offer," and these two comments most explicity reveal the incomprehension with which so many American reviewers of The Kindly Ones reacted to the narrative constructed by its protagonist.

    Furies 2009

  • Now, in the hedonistic playground of artists, actors, and aristocrats, Jules is losing her closely guarded heart to a man without identity.

    Friday Book Club Nalini Singh 2009

  • Allain Jules, writing on collective blogging website agoravox, is more scathing and wonders why the case did not draw more attention [Fr]:

    Global Voices in English » In France, Sudan, Burqas and Trousers Cause Controversy 2009

  • Melvin Jules Bukiet claims similarly that it is "not that a reader necessarily seeks a lesson, but fiction and nonfiction ought to approach the subject as more than an opportunity to wallow in the worst humankind has to offer," and these two comments most explicity reveal the incomprehension with which so many American reviewers of The Kindly Ones reacted to the narrative constructed by its protagonist.

    Point of View in Fiction 2009

  • Jules is struggling to cope with her oldest child, Joni, leaving for college and struggling to find direction in her work too.

    Julianne Moore: 'I'm going to cry. Sorry' Kira Cochrane 2010

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