megillah

or me·gil·la

[ muh-gil-uh; for 2 also Sephardic Hebrew muh-gee-lah ]

/ məˈgɪl ə; for 2 also Sephardic Hebrew mə giˈlɑ /

noun, 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.

(italics)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.

Origin of megillah

1950–55; <Yiddish megile literally, scroll <Hebrew məgillāh

Words nearby megillah

Meges, Megger, Meghalaya, Meghan, Megiddo, megillah, megilp, meglitinide, meglumine, MEGO, megohm

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Example sentences from the Web for megillah

We fasted for Yom Kippur, read from the Megillah for Purim, and said bruchas over every meal.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison|Daniel Genis|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus he never had to read the Megillah nor drink to celebrate an act of bloody revenge.
How To Take Purim Seriously|Shaul Magid|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for megillah

megillah

/ (məˈɡɪlə, Hebrew miɡiˈla) /

noun plural -lahs or -loth (Hebrew -ˈlɔt) Judaism

a scroll of the Book of Esther, read on the festival of Purim

a scroll of the Book of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, or Ecclesiastes

slang anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out

Word Origin for megillah

Hebrew: scroll, from galal to roll

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	megillah
释义	megillah or me·gil·la [ muh-gil-uh; for 2 also Sephardic Hebrew muh-gee-lah ] / məˈgɪl ə; for 2 also Sephardic Hebrew mə giˈlɑ / noun, 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. (italics)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. Origin of megillah 1950–55; <Yiddish megile literally, scroll <Hebrew məgillāh Words nearby megillah Meges, Megger, Meghalaya, Meghan, Megiddo, megillah, megilp, meglitinide, meglumine, MEGO, megohm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for megillah We fasted for Yom Kippur, read from the Megillah for Purim, and said bruchas over every meal. A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison\|Daniel Genis\|May 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Thus he never had to read the Megillah nor drink to celebrate an act of bloody revenge. How To Take Purim Seriously\|Shaul Magid\|February 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for megillah megillah / (məˈɡɪlə, Hebrew miɡiˈla) / noun plural -lahs or -loth (Hebrew -ˈlɔt) Judaism a scroll of the Book of Esther, read on the festival of Purim a scroll of the Book of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, or Ecclesiastes slang anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out Word Origin for megillah Hebrew: scroll, from galal to roll Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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