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ven⋅tose

[ven-tohs]
–adjective Archaic.
given to empty talk; windy; flatulent.

Origin:
1715–25; < L ventōsus windy, equiv. to vent(us) wind 1 + -ōsus -ose 1


ven⋅tos⋅i⋅ty [ven-tos-i-tee] , noun

Ven⋅tôse

[vahn-tohz]
–noun
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the sixth month of the year, extending from February 19 to March 20.

Origin:
< F < L ventōsus; see ventose
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ventose

noun
sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month 
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