Meaning & use
firstfruits
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The earliest agricultural products of a harvest, traditionally offered as a gift or sacrifice, or more broadly the first results of any effort.
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Farmers brought the firstfruits of the harvest to the temple as an offering.
The award was seen as the firstfruits of years of dedicated research.
A note on using this word
Rooted in ancient agricultural and religious traditions, firstfruits ceremonies appear across many cultures, including in the Hebrew Bible's festival of Shavuot.
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harvest offeringfirst yield
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