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first fruits

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plural noun

the earliest fruit of the season.
the first products or results of anything.

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Origin of first fruits

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby first fruits

first finger, First Fleet, first floor, first-foot, first four ships, first fruits, first-generation, first gentleman, firsthand, first heart sound, first-in, first-out
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Words related to first fruits

crop, harvest, output, payoff, produce, yield, bang for the buck, fruits

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British Dictionary definitions for first fruits

first fruits

pl n

the first results, products, or profits of an undertaking
fruit that ripens first
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