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Word: Harem
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Arabic ḥaram, ḥarīm, literally ‘prohibited, prohibited place’ (hence ‘sanctuary, women's quarters, women’), from ḥarama ‘be prohibited’. Compare with haram
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɛːrəm
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɑːriːm
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hɑːˈriːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in former times) the separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants
Short Definition:separate part of household reserved for women
Examples:- we were invited into the harem in the rear of the house
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