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megillah

me·gil·lah

UK/məˈɡɪlə/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account

  • “he insisted on giving us the whole megillah”
2.

(Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim

Origin

From Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.

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