Fructidor

[ fryk-tee-dawr ]

/ frük tiˈdɔr /

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noun

(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the twelfth month of the year, extending from August 18 to September 16.

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Origin of Fructidor

1785–95; <French <Latin frūcti-fructi- + Greek dôron gift

Words nearby Fructidor

frt., fruct-, fructan, fructed, fructi-, Fructidor, fructiferous, fructification, fructificative, fructifier, fructify

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How to use Fructidor in a sentence

No modern instance of wrong and oppression can approach this Fructidor of the sixties in the South.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
He distinguished himself in several campaigns and carried out the coup d'tat of 18th Fructidor.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
"That of the 14th of last Fructidor, which outlaws the insurgent departments and proclaims martial law," replied the Republican.
The Chouans|Honore de Balzac
Many accounts, more or less authentic, have been published of the events known to history as the "Fructidor Riots."
I Will Repay|Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Droulde and Juliette Marny were the last of the batch of prisoners who were tried on that memorable day of Fructidor.
I Will Repay|Baroness Emmuska Orczy

British Dictionary definitions for Fructidor

Fructidor

/ French (fryktidɔr) /

noun

the month of fruit: the twelfth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Aug 19 to Sept 22

Word Origin for Fructidor

C18: from Latin frūctus fruit + Greek dōron gift

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