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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A festival happening after the seventh day of Sukkot, marked by a service in memory of the dead and a special prayer for rain.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Hebrew šəmînî ‘ăṣeret, eighth (day) of assembly : šəmînî, eighth (from šəmōne, eight; see ṯmny in Semitic roots) + ‘ăṣeret, assembly (from ‘āṣar, to retain; see עṣr in Semitic roots).]
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