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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Brumairenoun

    second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist

Wiktionary

  1. Brumairenoun

    The second month of the French Republican Calendar, from late October to late November.

  2. Etymology: From brume (fog)

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  1. brumaire

    Brumaire is the second month of the French Revolutionary calendar that was used during the French Revolution from late 1793 to early 1806. It corresponds approximately to the Gregorian months of October and November. The term "Brumaire" is also often used to refer to the coup of 18 Brumaire (November 9, 1799) in which Napoleon Bonaparte seized power, marking the end of the French Revolution.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Brumairenoun

    the second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire

Wikidata

  1. Brumaire

    Brumaire was the second month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French word brume which occurs frequently in France at that time of the year. Brumaire was the second month of the autumn quarter. It started between 22 October and 24 October. It ended between 20 November and 22 November. It follows the Vendémiaire and precedes the Frimaire. In political/historical usage, Brumaire often refers to the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire in the year VIII, by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of the Directory to replace it with the Consulate.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Brumaire

    brōōmār′, n. the second month in the French revolutionary calendar, extending from Oct. 22 to Nov. 20. [Fr. brume, fog—L. bruma, winter.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Brumaire

    the 18th (i. e. the 9th November 1799, the foggy month), the day when Napoleon, on his return from Egypt, overthrew the Directory and established himself in power.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. brumaire

    A division of the year in the calendar of the French Republic. It is derived from the Latin bruma, “winter,” and included the time from October 23 to November 21. The celebrated 18th Brumaire, which witnessed the overthrow of the Directory and the establishment of the sway of Napoleon, corresponds with November 9, 1799, of the Gregorian calendar.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BRUMAIRE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brumaire is ranked #152628 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Brumaire surname appeared 107 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Brumaire.

    98.1% or 105 total occurrences were Black.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of brumaire in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of brumaire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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