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nivôse

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Ni⋅vôse

[nee-vohz]
–noun
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.

Origin:
1795–1805; < F < L nivōsus snowy, equiv. to niv- (s. of nix) snow + -ōsus -ose 1
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