Thermidor
Americannoun
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Also called Fervidor. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the 11th month of the year, extending from July 19 to August 17.
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(sometimes lowercase) lobster thermidor.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Thermidor
1820–30; < French < Greek thérm ( ē ) heat + dôr ( on ) gift; cf. -i-
Example Sentences
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Thermidor, as defined by Messrs. Haenni and Drevon, marked “the moment when the revolution confronted political reality” and was “forced to compromise on its initial ideas and promises.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
In Iceland, passengers on the Viking Sky consoled themselves with meals of lobster Thermidor and Dover sole after similarly being turned away from nearly every port they intended to visit.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2021
And for the authors of the cockroach application — Jason Li, Melissa Thermidor, and Amanda Hickman — that includes the aftermath of a nuclear war.
From The Verge ● Nov. 25, 2020
The à la carte menu includes some traditional American and Continental throwbacks like beef Wellington, lobster Thermidor and avocado Louie.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2018
Beside the remnant of Terrorists, such as Billaud Varennes and Collot d’Herbois, who had joined in the revolt against Parties in the Assembly after Thermidor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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