Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The twelfth month of the French republican calendar (see
calendar ), beginning, in 1794, on August 18th, and ending September 16th.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; -- commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See
vendémiaire .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun historical The twelfth and final month of the
French Republican Calendar , starting on August 18 or 19.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun twelfth month of the Revolutionary calendar (August and September); the month of fruit
Etymologies
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Examples
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Fructidor (from September 17-21, old style): these were the fêtes de Vértu
Annotations 2007
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In Fructidor, An VI August 1798, the emperor was conquering Egypt and defeating the ruling caste, the Mamelukes, who believed they would go to heaven if they died in battle.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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In Fructidor, An VI August 1798, the emperor was conquering Egypt and defeating the ruling caste, the Mamelukes, who believed they would go to heaven if they died in battle.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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In Fructidor, An VI August 1798, the emperor was conquering Egypt and defeating the ruling caste, the Mamelukes, who believed they would go to heaven if they died in battle.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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According to my informants, Georges Cadoudal was hoisted by ship cable up a 250- foot cliff close to Dieppe on the fourth of Fructidor— August twenty-first.
The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland 2001
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According to my informants, Georges Cadoudal was hoisted by ship cable up a 250- foot cliff close to Dieppe on the fourth of Fructidor— August twenty-first.
The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland 2001
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If the peace negotiations are not concluded by fifteen Fructidor, we go to war.
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe Sandra Gulland 2000
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September 4 “Journée du 18 Fructidor,” led by Barras.
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe Sandra Gulland 2000
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If the peace negotiations are not concluded by fifteen Fructidor, we go to war.
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe Sandra Gulland 2000
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September 4 “Journée du 18 Fructidor,” led by Barras.
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe Sandra Gulland 2000
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