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moisson

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French messon, meissun, from Latin messiōnem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mwa.sɔ̃/
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Noun

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moisson f (plural moissons)

  1. harvest, harvesting (the process of gathering the ripened crop)
  2. harvest (the season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain)
  3. harvest, crop (the yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits)
    Synonym: récolte
  4. (figuratively) wealth, host, good haul, good crop

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