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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLUVIOSE

Plu `vi `ôse ", n. Etym: [F. See Pluvious. ]

 

Defn: The fifth month of the French republican calendar adopted in 1793. It began January 2 , and ended February 18. See Vendémiaire.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Pluviose

Plu vi ose |ˈplo͞ovēˌōs ˈpluvioʊs |(also Pluviôse |plYˈvyôs |) noun the fifth month of the French Republican calendar (1793 –1805 ), originally running from January 20 to February 18. ORIGIN French Pluviôse, from Latin pluviosus relating to rain.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Pluviose

Pluviose |ˈpluːvɪəʊs |(also Pluviôse |French plyvjəɔz |) noun the fifth month of the French Republican calendar (1793 –1805 ), originally running from 20 January to 18 February. ORIGIN French Pluviôse, from Latin pluviosus relating to rain .

 

Duden Dictionary

Pluviose

Plu vi ose Substantiv, maskulin , der |plyˈvi̯oːs |der Pluviose; Genitiv: des Pluviose, Plural: die Pluvioses |[plyˈvi̯oːs ]|französisch ; »Regenmonat «der fünfte Monat des französischen Revolutionskalenders vom 20., 21. oder 22. Januar bis 18., 19. oder 20. Februar