Brumaire
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the second month of the year, extending from October 22 to November 20.
Origin of Brumaire
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How to use Brumaire in a sentence
Six weeks after the victory of Zurich came the 18th Brumaire, and Napoleon's accession to the consulate.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonI have heard it said that it was he who saved Napoleon on the 18th Brumaire, and, in fact, I had heard him greatly praised.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de DinoAt the Revolution he was deported to La Guyane, and did not return until after the 18th Brumaire.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de DinoThe identical caricature marks also the conditions under which the second edition of the eighteenth Brumaire is issued.
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte | Karl MarxThis new and violent political change was rapidly followed by the same consequence as had attended that of Brumaire.
British Dictionary definitions for Brumaire
/ French (brymɛr) /
the month of mist: the second month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from Oct 23 to Nov 21
Origin of Brumaire
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