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firstfruit

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An offering of the first of the harvest; firstfruits.
  2. The first growth, allegory for the first people to receive the message.
  3. Ceremony in Southern Africa, notably among the Zulu and Swazi peoples, in which the paramount chief is the first to eat from the new harvest.

Equivalents

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Suomiensisatouutinenuutiset
Bahasa Indonesiasulung
Maltibkir
Polskipierwocina
Românăpârgă

Examples

“For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

firstfruits Firsthand firsthand learning firsthood firstie firstlight

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