What does "messidor" mean?

tenth month of the Revolutionary calendar (June and July); the month of harvest

What is a synonym for "messidor"?

Common synonyms include: fourth month, harvest month, summer month.

Pronounced //ˌmɛsɪˈdɔɹ//.

/ˌmɛsɪˈdɔɹ/ name

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Noun

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tenth month of the Revolutionary calendar (June and July); the month of harvest wordnet

Proper Noun

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The tenth month of the French Republican Calendar, from June 19 or 20 to July 18 or 19. historical

Borrowed from French messidor, from Latin messis (“harvest”) + Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).