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harvest

/ˈhɑːvəst/HAHR-vuhst
/ˈhɑɹvəst/HAHR-vuhst

Meaningautumn

Common meaning: the gathering in of crops

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhærfest‘autumn’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishheruestsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsautumn → the gathering in of cropsharvest‘the gathering in of crops’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hærfest ‘autumn’.

Roots

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