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Messidor

Messidor

9.9
The tenth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, roughly June and July, when people harvest crops
  • noun
  • Archaic
: mesidor
  • Historians use the term Messidor when dating events from the Revolutionary era.

Examples

  • The festival is celebrated in Messidor each year.

  • The harvest festival took place every Messidor, celebrating the season's abundance.

  • During the French Revolution, the law was passed in Messidor of the Year II.

  • Many crops are harvested during Messidor.

  • The month of Messidor is celebrated for its bountiful harvest in the French Revolutionary calendar.

  • During Messidor, farmers gather to appreciate the fruits of their labor as summer comes to an end.

  • In Messidor, many communities hold festivals to celebrate the abundance of crops ready for harvest.

Surface Forms

Messidor singular
Messidors plural

Etymology

The word Messidor comes from the Latin messis meaning 'harvest'. It was the name of a month in the French Revolutionary calendar when people gathered their crops, so Messidor is remembered as the harvest month, roughly June and July.