Vendémiaire

[ vahn-dey-myer ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the first month of the year, extending from September 22 to October 21.

Vendémiaire

/ vɑ̃demjɛr /

the month of the grape harvest: the first month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Sept 23 to Oct 22

< French, equivalent to vendémi- (< Latin vindēmia vintage) + -aire -ary

C18: from French, from Latin vindēmia vintage, from vīnum wine + dēmere to take away

The 13th Vendemiaire, which dethroned the sovereign people, brought General Bonaparte a step nearer to the throne.

The same cannon, pointed against the populace, is wrong on the 10th of August, and right on the 14th of Vendemiaire.

The month of Vendemiaire is past, and our Directors still remain the same.

The month of Vendemiaire iſ paſt, and our Directors ſtill remain the ſame.

He had got the command of Paris in return for his share in the events of Vendemiaire.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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