"Fructidor" is a word in ENGLISH

fructidor ENGLISH
Definition:

The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; --
commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vendemiaire.

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For, in life, it is in the darkest zones one finds the brightest beauty and the most luminous wisdom.

Adam Gidwitz, A Tale Dark & Grimm

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After the college boy delivered the pizza to Bud's trailer house, Bud asked, "What is the usual tip?""Well," replied the youth, "this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quarter out of you, I'll be doing great.""Is that so?" snorted Bud. "Well, just to show them how wrong they are, here's five dollars.""Thanks," replied the youth, "I'll put this in my school fund.""What are you studying?" asked Bud.The lad smiled and said, "Applied psychology."

adar ENGLISH

The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the sixth of the civil. It corresponded nearly with March.

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black book ENGLISH

A book compiled in the twelfth century, containing a description of the court of exchequer of England, an official statement …

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carmelite ENGLISH

A friar of a mendicant order (the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) established on Mount Carmel, in Syria, …

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december ENGLISH

The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice.

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Deunges LAW AND LEGAL

pi. DEUNGES. Lat. In the Roman law. A division of the as, containing eleven uneiae or duodecimal parts; the proportion …

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Dextans LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. In Roman law. A di-vision of tbe as, consisting of ten uneiae; ten-twelfths, or five-sixths. 2 Bl. Comm. 462, …

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digit ENGLISH

One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; -- a term used to express the quantity of …

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duodecimal ENGLISH

A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.

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elul ENGLISH

The sixth month of the Jewish year, by the sacred reckoning, or the twelfth, by the civil reckoning, corresponding nearly …

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Eminent domain Is the right of the people or government to take private property for public use. Code Civ. Proc. …

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epiphany ENGLISH

A church festival celebrated on the 6th of January, the twelfth day after Christmas, in commemoration of the visit of …

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Epiphany LAW AND LEGAL

A Christian festival, oth-erwise called the “Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles," observed on the 6th of Janu-ary, in honor …

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Fehmgerichte LAW AND LEGAL

The name given to certain secret tribunals which flourished in Germany from the end of the twelfth cen-tury to the …

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Feodarum Consuetudines LAW AND LEGAL

The customs of feuds. The name of a compilation of feudal laws and customs made at Milan in the twelfth …

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fish ENGLISH

The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces.

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florin ENGLISH

A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given …

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Glossa LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. A gloss, explanation, or interpretation. The gloss# ot the Roman law are brief illustrative comments or annotations on the …

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Glossator LAW AND LEGAL

In the civil law. A commentator or annotator. A term applied to the professors and teachers of the Roman law …

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harmonics ENGLISH

Secondary and less distinct tones which accompany any principal, and apparently simple, tone, as the octave, the twelfth, the fifteenth, …

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