thermidor

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French

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, hot) +‎ δῶρον (dôron, gift).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛʁ.mi.dɔʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔʁ

Noun

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thermidor m (plural thermidors)

  1. (historical) Thermidor (the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar)
    Synonym: (obsolete) fervidor
    • 2017, Condoleezza Rice, Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom, New York: Grand Central Publishing, page 23:
      The term thermidor is associated with the French Revolution and the arrested democratization that followed the Reign of Terror and led to an emperor.

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