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preharvest

har·vest
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahr-vist]
    • /ˈhɑr vɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahr-vist]
    • /ˈhɑr vɪst/

Definitions of preharvest word

  • noun preharvest Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops. 1
  • noun preharvest the season when ripened crops are gathered. 1
  • noun preharvest a crop or yield of one growing season. See Synonym Study at crop. 1
  • noun preharvest a supply of anything gathered at maturity and stored: a harvest of wheat. 1
  • noun preharvest the result or consequence of any act, process, or event: The journey yielded a harvest of wonderful memories. 1
  • verb with object preharvest to gather (a crop or the like); reap. 1

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Origin of preharvest

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English; Old English hærfest; cognate with German Herbst “autumn”; akin to harrow1

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Parts of speech for Preharvest

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

preharvest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

preharvest usage trend in Literature

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