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HAREM
harem, hareem, seraglio, serail
(noun) living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
harem (plural harems)
The private part of an Arab household, traditionally forbidden to male strangers.[1841]
A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.
A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals, sea lions, baboons, and elephant seals.[2006]
(uncountable) A genre of anime and manga in which a man is the love interest of three or more women.
Anagrams
• Hamer, Hamre, Maher, Mehra, Rhame, herma
Source: Wiktionary
Ha"rem, n.Etym: [Ar.haram, orig., anything forbidden of sacred, fr. harama to forbid, prohibit.] Etym: [Written also haram and hareem.]
1. The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in Mohammedan families.
2. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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