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harem

har.em \'har-*m, 'her-\ n [Ar hari-m, lit., something forbidden & haram, 
   lit., sanctuary] 1a: a usu. secluded house or part of a house allotted to 
   women in a Muslim  household 1b: the wives, concubines, female relatives, 
   and servants occupying a harem  2: a group of women associated with one man 
    3: a group of females associated with one male - used of polygamous anima 
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