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megillah

/muh-gil-uh; for 2 also Sephardic Hebrew muh-gee-lah/US // məˈgɪl ə; for 2 also Sephardic Hebrew mə giˈlɑ //UK // (məˈɡɪlə, Hebrew miɡiˈla) //

大纪元,大宪章,大麻

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural me·gil·lahs, Sephardic Hebrew me·gil·loth, me·gil·lot [muh-gee-lawt]. /mə giˈlɔt/.

    • : Slang. a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah.a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
    • : Hebrew. a scroll, especially one containing the Book of Esther. Others are the Book of Ecclesiastes, the Song of Solomon, the Book of Ruth, and the Book of Lamentations.

Examples

  • We fasted for Yom Kippur, read from the Megillah for Purim, and said bruchas over every meal.

  • Thus he never had to read the Megillah nor drink to celebrate an act of bloody revenge.