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View synonyms for first fruits
first fruits
plural noun
- the earliest fruit of the season.
- the first products or results of anything.
first fruits
plural noun
- the first results, products, or profits of an undertaking
- fruit that ripens first
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Word History and Origins
Origin of first fruits1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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Example Sentences
It was within a week of our engagement, so that I had not to wait long for these first-fruits of my extraordinary position.
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They were the first-fruits offered to the Son of God after his incarnation, and their blood the first that flowed on his account.
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May I now, therefore, Illustrious Prince, presume to lay the first-fruits of my juvenile labors at the foot of your throne?
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Alas, the first-fruits of my acquaintance with the Philanthus promised me more than the future held in store for me!
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Perhaps it refers to his claiming for himself the first-fruits due to the gods, a legend mentioned by Macrobius.
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