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- [lam-uh s]
- /ˈlæm əs/
- /ˈlæ.məs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lam-uh s]
- /ˈlæm əs/
Definitions of lammas word
- noun lammas a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed. 1
- noun lammas a festival (Feast of St. Peter's Chains) observed by Roman Catholics on August 1, in memory of St. Peter's imprisonment and his miraculous deliverance. 1
- noun lammas Aug 1, held as a feast, commemorating St Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison 0
- noun lammas the same day formerly observed in England as a harvest festival. In Scotland Lammas is a quarter day 0
- noun lammas a harvest festival formerly held in England on Aug. 1, when bread baked from the first crop of wheat was consecrated at Mass 0
- noun lammas this day (Lammas Day) or this time (ˈLammasˌtide) of the year 0
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Origin of lammas
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English Lammesse, Old English hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf1, Mass
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Parts of speech for Lammas
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
lammas popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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.
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