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Ventose

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Ven`tose´
n.1.A ventouse.
a.1.Windy; flatulent.
n.1.The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See Vendémiaire.
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Noun1.Ventose - sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month
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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