Vendémiaire

[ vahn-dey-myer ]

noun
  1. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the first month of the year, extending from September 22 to October 21.

Origin of Vendémiaire

1
<French, equivalent to vendémi- (<Latin vindēmia vintage) + -aire-ary

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Vendémiaire

/ French (vɑ̃demjɛr) /


noun
  1. the month of the grape harvest: the first month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Sept 23 to Oct 22

Origin of Vendémiaire

1
C18: from French, from Latin vindēmia vintage, from vīnum wine + dēmere to take away

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