Thermidor
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Thermidor () was the eleventh month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the French word thermal, derived from the Greek word thermos 'heat'.
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- Part of
- French Republican calendar
- Named after
- heat wave
- Country
- France
- Followed by
- Fructidor
- Follows
- Messidor
- Image
- Thermidor.jpg
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- time index
- 11
- native label
- Thermidor
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- Thermidor
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- Thermidor in culture
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Thermidor () was the eleventh month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the French word thermal, derived from the Greek word thermos 'heat'.
Thermidor was the second month of the summer quarter (''mois d'été). It started on 19 or 20 July. It ended on 17 or 18 August. It follows Messidor and precedes Fructidor. During Year 2, it was sometimes called Fervidor.
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