Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermidorian

/ˌθɝməˈdɔɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ther-mi-do-ri-an
IPA: /ˌθɝməˈdɔɹi.ən/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who took part in, or supported, the overthrow of Robespierre on the 9th Thermidor (27 July) 1794.

adj

Pertaining to such people (in French history).

adj

Designating a relatively moderate reaction to a revolution.

Example Sentences

"By then, the Thermidorians’ sights were already trained on a further target, namely, ‘the Four’, as they became known: Billaud-Varenne, Collot d'Herbois and Barère from the old CPS and Vadier from the CGS."
"The Thermidorian spirit of revenge focused particularly on the most extreme – and most unrepentant – former Terrorists within the Convention."
"It is against the background of these Thermidorian tendencies in the Soviet Union that we have to view the so-called ‘Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution’ in China."

Etymology

From Thermidor + -ian, after French thermidorien.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Thermidor

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌθɝməˈdɔɹi.ən/
British English: /ˌθɜːmɪˈdɔːɹɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

Thermidorians (plural) more Thermidorian (comparative) most Thermidorian (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Brumairian Fructidorian

Rhymes With

singaporean salutatorian mangalorean bangalorean

Questions

How do you pronounce thermidorian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθɝməˈdɔɹi.ən/.
What does thermidorian mean?: Someone who took part in, or supported, the overthrow of Robespierre on the 9th Thermidor (27 July) 1794.
Where does thermidorian come from?: From Thermidor + -ian, after French thermidorien.

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