Revolutionary Calendar Month (Noun)
Meaning
A month in the Revolutionary calendar.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The revolutionary calendar month of Vendémiaire was the first month of the French Republican calendar.
- In the revolutionary calendar month of Brumaire, Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in a coup.
- The revolutionary calendar month of Germinal was known for its poor weather and crop failures.
- The French people celebrated the revolutionary calendar month of Floréal with festivals and parades.
- The revolutionary calendar month of Fructidor was marked by a period of political repression and executions.