Thermidor

[θә:midɔ:]

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(noun.) eleventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (July and August); the month of heat.

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(n.) The eleventh month of the French republican calendar, -- commencing July 19, and ending August 17. See the Note under Vendemiaire.

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n. the eleventh month in the calendar of the first French Republic lasting from the 19th of July to the 18th of August. The 9th Thermidor of the Republican year 2 (July 27 1794) is historically memorable as the date of Robespierre's fall and the termination of the Reign of Terror.—n. Thermidō′rian one who took part in this fortunate coup d'é– at.

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