Brumaire

[ bry-mer ]

/ brüˈmɛr /

noun

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

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Origin of Brumaire

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

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Example sentences from the Web for brumaire

During the three days preceding the 18th Brumaire every one was at his post.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
"Brumaire" is one of the extraordinary names invented by the French Revolutionists.
Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century|Various
This new and violent political change was rapidly followed by the same consequence as had attended that of Brumaire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7|Various
I have no hesitation in stating that to Lucien's nomination and exertions must be attributed the success of the 19th Brumaire.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

Napoleon could never forgive him for the obstinacy with which he had opposed him on the 18th Brumaire.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for brumaire

Brumaire

/ French (brymɛr) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Brumaire

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

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