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Word

julia

Phoneticsju·lia

/ˈdʒuɫjə/

Definitions

01a person's name

A2

n. a popular name for a girl or woman.

n. a feminine given name, the female form of the Roman family name Julius.

“Julia is starting her new job at the hospital next Monday.”

“The name Julia has remained consistently popular across various European cultures for centuries due to its classical Roman roots.”

02programming language

C1 · Computing

n. a computer programming language used for science and math.

n. a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language designed for numerical and scientific computing.

“Many data scientists prefer using Julia because it is very fast with numbers.”

“The research team migrated their simulation code to Julia to take advantage of its superior performance in large-scale linear algebra operations.”

Technical

03an asteroid

C2 · Astronomy

n. a large rock in space that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter.

n. a large, stony main-belt asteroid discovered in 1866, officially designated as 89 Julia.

“Astronomers used a telescope to track the movement of Julia through the night sky.”

“Observations of 89 Julia suggest a composition rich in silicates, typical of S-type asteroids found in the inner regions of the asteroid belt.”

Technical

Real-World Examples

“The scheme was introduced under former Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2012, although it took until 2020 for Australians across the country to be able to fully access its funds.”
BBC News · 12 Aug 2026

Etymology

From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius. Further popularized by early Christian saints. Doublet of Julie.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Domain

Astronomy

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C2 · Proficiency
Frequency
Common
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