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ALL meanings of megillah

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  • 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 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 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
  • noun megillah a long or involved explanation, story, etc. 0
  • noun megillah a complicated matter 0
  • noun megillah (Judaism) any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther). 0
  • noun megillah (Judaism, specifically) the Book of Esther. 0
  • noun megillah Any long, boring story. 0
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