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