- Ven|dé|miaire
- Ven|dé|miaire «vahn day MYEHR», noun.the first month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from September 22nd to October 21st.╂[< French Vendémiare < Latin vendēmia grape gathering]
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Vend'emiaire — Ven d[ e] miaire , n. [F., fr. L. vindemia vintage.] The first month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792. [1913 Webster] Note: This calendar was substituted for the ordinary calendar, dating from the Christian era,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ventose — Ven tose , n. [F. vent[^o]se. See {Ventose}, a.] The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See {Vend?miaire}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
