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fal·low
 fallow
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- pronunciation:
- fae
lo
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of farmland, tilled but not planted.
The field was left fallow for two years so the soil could replenish itself. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
farmland that has been tilled but left unplanted for one or more seasons.
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| definition 2: |
the tilling of land that is to be left unplanted.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fallows, fallowing, fallowed |
| definition: |
to make (farmland) fallow.
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| derivation: |
fallowness (n.) |
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