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Fourth month of the Revolutionary calendar (December and January)
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nivose
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Nivôse (; also Nivose ) was the fourth month in the French Republican Calendar . The month was named after the Latin word nivosus , which means snowy . Nivôse was the first month of the winter quarter ( mois d'hiver ). It started between 21 and 23 December. ...
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Nivose \Ni`vose"\, n. [F., fr. L. nix. nivis, snow.] The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See Vend['e]miaire .
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The next morning, and on the following days, the operation is renewed: Fréron writes on the 16th of Nivose that "eight hundred Toulonese have already been shot.
For him today is not Christmas Day, it is the 5th of Nivose, year 20, and it does not matter to him that the Emperor abolished the Revolutionary Calendar.