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‖ Vendémiaire|vɑ̃demjɛr|
[Fr., f. L. vindēmia vintage.]
The first month of the French republican calendar, introduced in 1793, extending from Sept. 22 to Oct. 21.
1799Times 1 June 3/1 In the month of last Vendemiaire. 1910B. Miall tr. Aulard's French Revolution III. vi. 267 An important measure of police law..was not presented and voted until the 6th and 7th of Vendémiaire of the year IV. 1923S. Matthews French Revolution xx. 293 Bonaparte..with the true adventurer's instinct accepted the command (Vendémiaire 13). 1981Encounter Dec. 31/1 Vendémiaire could be joyfully evoked..by those who had not the first idea of the process of wine-making. |