Messidor
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French messidor, from Latin messis (“harvest”) + Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Messidor (plural Messidors)
- (historical) The tenth month of the French Republican Calendar, from June 19 or 20 to July 18 or 19.
Translations
the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
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Further reading
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “‖Messidor”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 375, column 2.