Brumaire

[ bry-mer ]

noun

1. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the second month of the year, extending from October 22 to November 20.

Brumaire

/ brymɛr /

noun

1. the month of mist: the second month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from Oct 23 to Nov 21

Word History and Origins

Origin of Brumaire¹

< French, equivalent to brume brume + -aire -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of Brumaire¹

C19: from brume mist, from Latin brūma winter; see brume

Example Sentences

Six weeks after the victory of Zurich came the 18th Brumaire, and Napoleon's accession to the consulate.

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I have heard it said that it was he who saved Napoleon on the 18th Brumaire, and, in fact, I had heard him greatly praised.

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At the Revolution he was deported to La Guyane, and did not return until after the 18th brumaire.

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The identical caricature marks also the conditions under which the second edition of the eighteenth Brumaire is issued.

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This new and violent political change was rapidly followed by the same consequence as had attended that of Brumaire.

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