Fructidor

[fryk-tee-dawr]

Fruc·ti·dor

[fryk-tee-dawr]
noun
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the twelfth month of the year, extending from August 18 to September 16.

Origin:
1785–95; < French < Latin frūcti- fructi- + Greek dôron gift
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Fructidor is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Fructidor (fryktidɔr)
 
n
the month of fruit: the twelfth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Aug 19 to Sept 22
 
[C18: from Latin frūctus fruit + Greek dōron gift]

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