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Lammas

/ˈlæməs/

Lammas proper noun: a former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.

Proper noun

Lammas

  1. (England) A former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.
  2. (Scotland) 1st August, a quarter day.
  3. A modern pagan festival celebrated in early August celebrating the start of the grain harvest.

Origin of Lammas

Inherited from Old English hlafmæsse (“loaf mass, harvest festival”).

Words formed from Lammas

Phrases with Lammas

Questions about Lammas

What does Lammas mean?
Lammas means a former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.
What part of speech is Lammas?
Lammas is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lammas?
Lammas is pronounced /ˈlæməs/.

Words near Lammas in the dictionary

  1. Lamkin
  2. Lamkins
  3. Lamm
  4. Lamma
  5. Lamma Island
  6. Lammas
  7. Lammastide
  8. lammed
  9. lammed into
  10. lammed off
  11. lammed out

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