thermidor

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French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

thermidor

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “hot”) +‎ δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛʁ.mi.dɔʁ/
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• Rhymes: -ɔʁ

Noun

thermidor m (plural thermidors)

1. (historical) Thermidor (the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar) Synonym: (obsolete) fervidor

Derived terms

• thermidorien

See also

• (French Republican Calendar months) mois du calendrier républicain; vendémiaire, brumaire, frimaire, nivôse, pluviôse, ventôse, germinal, floréal, prairial, messidor, thermidor, fructidor ^(Category: ^fr:Months)

Further reading

• “thermidor”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French thermidor, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈθɜːmɪdɔː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈθɝmədɔɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

Proper noun

Thermidor (plural Thermidors)

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Thermidor

1. (historical) The eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar, from July 19 or 20 to August 17 or 18. Synonym: (obsolete) Fervidor

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Noun

Thermidor (plural Thermidors)

1. A counterrevolution; a coup d'état resembling the Thermidorian Reaction.

Derived terms

• Lobster Thermidor
• Thermidorian