Vendémiaire

[ vahn-dey-myer ]

noun

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

Vendémiaire

/ vɑ̃demjɛr /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Vendémiaire¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Vendémiaire¹

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

Example Sentences

The 13th Vendemiaire, which dethroned the sovereign people, brought General Bonaparte a step nearer to the throne.

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The same cannon, pointed against the populace, is wrong on the 10th of August, and right on the 14th of Vendemiaire.

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The month of Vendemiaire is past, and our Directors still remain the same.

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The month of Vendemiaire iſ paſt, and our Directors ſtill remain the ſame.

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He had got the command of Paris in return for his share in the events of Vendemiaire.

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