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Word: Harbinger
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French herbergere, from herbergier ‘provide lodging for’, from herberge ‘lodging’, from Old Saxon heriberga ‘shelter for an army, lodging’ (from heri ‘army’ + a Germanic base meaning ‘fortified place’), related to harbour. The term originally denoted a person who provided lodging, later one who went ahead to find lodgings for an army or for a nobleman and his retinue, hence, a herald (mid 16th century)
ˈhɑːbɪn(d)ʒə
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
Short Definition:person or thing that announces or signals approach of another
Examples:- witch hazels are the harbingers of spring
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