megillah

me·gil·lah

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-gil-uh; for 2 also Sephardic Hebrew muh-gee-lah]
- /məˈgɪl ə; for 2 also Sephardic Hebrew mə giˈlɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-gil-uh; for 2 also Sephardic Hebrew muh-gee-lah]
- /məˈgɪl ə; for 2 also Sephardic Hebrew mə giˈlɑ/

Definitions of megillah word

noun plural megillah Slang. a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah. a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter. 1
noun plural megillah (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. 1
noun megillah (Judaism) Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther) to be read on certain days, especially Esther read at the festival of Purim. 1
noun megillah a scroll of the Book of Esther, read on the festival of Purim 0
noun megillah a scroll of the Book of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, or Ecclesiastes 0
noun megillah anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out 0

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Origin of megillah

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Megillah

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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megillah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

megillah usage trend in Literature

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