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Thermidor

[ thur-mi-dawr; French ter-mee-dawr ]

noun

  1. Also called Fervidor. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the 11th month of the year, extending from July 19 to August 17.
  2. (sometimes lowercase) lobster thermidor.


Thermidor

/ ɛɔ /

noun

  1. the month of heat: the eleventh month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from July 20 to Aug 18 AlsoFervidor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Thermidor1

1820–30; < French < Greek ٳé ( ŧ ) heat + ô ( on ) gift; -i-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Thermidor1

C19: from French, from Greek thermŧ heat + ōDz gift
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You are an artist, things are going your way, and it is 9 Thermidor, Year Two — or July 27, 1794, before your fellow revolutionaries changed the calendar.

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In Iceland, passengers on the Viking Sky consoled themselves with meals of lobster Thermidor and Dover sole after similarly being turned away from nearly every port they intended to visit.

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And for the authors of the cockroach application — Jason Li, Melissa Thermidor, and Amanda Hickman — that includes the aftermath of a nuclear war.

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Over the years, she expanded the menu to include lobster Thermidor and shrimp Newburg and other dishes that were all but nonexistent on the menus of black-owned restaurants.

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It's set to be released in October and will include Snoop's favourite recipes, including Lobster Thermidor and of course gin and juice.

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