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Lammas.

A former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈlæməs/
  1. A former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.

    England
  2. 1st August, a quarter day.

    Scotland
  3. A modern pagan festival celebrated in early August celebrating the start of the grain harvest.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old English hlafmæsse (“loaf mass, harvest festival”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.