Definitions

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  • noun 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.
  • noun Any long, boring story.

Etymologies

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Hebrew מגילה (megilá, "scroll")

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Yiddish מגילע (mgile, "megillah"), from Hebrew מגילה (megilá, "scroll")

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  • Also a famous gorilla.

    April 7, 2009

  • I remember him well.

    April 7, 2009

  • Definition 2 is a little rude in light of definition 1.

    July 22, 2016