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Frimaire

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noun
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the third month of the year, extending from November 21 to December 20.
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Origin of Frimaire

1830–40; <French, equivalent to frim(as) hoarfrost, derivative of Old French frim (<Germanic; compare Old English hrimrime2) + -aire-ary

Words nearby Frimaire

frill, frilled lizard, frilling, frill-necked lizard, frilly, Frimaire, Friml, fringe, fringe area, fringe benefit, fringed gentian
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British Dictionary definitions for Frimaire

Frimaire
/ French (frimɛr) /
noun
the frosty month: the third month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Nov 22 to Dec 21

Word Origin for Frimaire

C19: from French, from frimas hoarfrost, from Old French frim, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hrīm rime 1
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