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Brumaire

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Brumaire (French) [brymɛr]
n
(Historical Terms) the month of mist: the second month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from Oct. 23 to Nov. 21
[from brume mist, from Latin brūma winter; see brume]
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Noun1.Brumaire - second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist
Revolutionary calendar - the calendar adopted by the first French Republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22, 1792
Revolutionary calendar month - a month in the Revolutionary calendar


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