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- [hair-uh m, har-, ha-reem]
- /ˈhɛər əm, ˈhær-, hæˈrim/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hair-uh m, har-, ha-reem]
- /ˈhɛər əm, ˈhær-, hæˈrim/
Definitions of harim word
- noun harim the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women. 1
- noun harim the women in a Muslim household, including the mother, sisters, wives, concubines, daughters, entertainers, and servants. 1
- noun harim Animal Behavior. a social group of females, as elephant seals, accompanied or followed by one fertile male who denies other males access to the group. 1
- noun harim Facetious: Sometimes Offensive. a group of women associated in any way with one man or household: I really resent it when our boss refers to us as his harem, though he's trying to be funny. 1
- noun harim Dated form of harem. 0
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Origin of harim
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35, harem is from the Arabic word harīm harem, literally, forbidden
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Parts of speech for Harim
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
harim popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% 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.