Prairial
E377020
Prairial is the ninth month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late May and most of June and associated with the flowering of meadows.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prairial canonical | 3 |
| 1st of Prairial, Year II (French Republican Calendar) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3590418 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prairial Context triple: [French Republican Calendar, monthName9, Prairial]
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A.
Floréal
Floréal is the eighth springtime month of the French Republican Calendar, named to evoke the flowering period of the year.
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B.
Vendémiaire
Vendémiaire is the first month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late September and early October and associated with the grape harvest.
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C.
Pluviôse
Pluviôse is the fifth month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late January and early February and named for its typically rainy weather.
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D.
Frimaire
Frimaire is the third month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late November and early December and associated with frost and early winter.
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E.
Nivôse
Nivôse is the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late December and early January and associated with snow and winter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prairial Target entity description: Prairial is the ninth month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late May and most of June and associated with the flowering of meadows.
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A.
Floréal
Floréal is the eighth springtime month of the French Republican Calendar, named to evoke the flowering period of the year.
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B.
Vendémiaire
Vendémiaire is the first month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late September and early October and associated with the grape harvest.
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C.
Pluviôse
Pluviôse is the fifth month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late January and early February and named for its typically rainy weather.
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D.
Frimaire
Frimaire is the third month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late November and early December and associated with frost and early winter.
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E.
Nivôse
Nivôse is the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late December and early January and associated with snow and winter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
calendar month
ⓘ
month of the French Republican Calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith | flowering of meadows ⓘ |
| belongsTo | spring quarter of the French Republican Calendar ⓘ |
| calendarReformContext | attempt to de-Christianize the calendar ⓘ |
| calendarSystemIntroduced | French Revolution ⓘ |
| correspondsTo |
late May in the Gregorian calendar
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most of June in the Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from French word "prairie" meaning meadow ⓘ |
| follows | Floréal ⓘ |
| hasDayNamesPattern | each day named after plants, animals, or tools (Republican Calendar convention) ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism | fertility of fields and meadows ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
agriculture
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rural nature ⓘ |
| historicalUsePeriod |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | meadows ⓘ |
| partOf | French Republican Calendar ⓘ |
| positionInYear | ninth month ⓘ |
| precedes | Messidor ⓘ |
| season | spring in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 30 days ⓘ |
| usedFor | dating official documents in Revolutionary France ⓘ |
| usedIn | France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prairial Description of subject: Prairial is the ninth month of the French Republican Calendar, corresponding roughly to late May and most of June and associated with the flowering of meadows.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Prairial