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har·em /ˈhɑːrim, hɑːˈriːm $ ˈhɑːrəm, ˈher-/ noun [countable] 1. MARRYthe group of wives or women who lived with a rich or powerful man in some Muslim societies in the past 〔旧时某些伊斯兰社会中权贵的〕妻妾,女眷2. TBBpart of a Muslim house that is separate from the rest of the house, where only women live 〔穆斯林家庭中女眷居住的〕内室,闺房Examples from the Corpusharem• I was born in a harem, and I instinctively understood very young that behind every boundary something terrifying is hiding.• Thanks largely to the tradition of the harem and their own recent suppression, Arab women had a strong sense of sisterhood.Origin harem (1600-1700) Arabic harim “something forbidden”har·em nounChineseSyllable Corpus of or who wives the group women |