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  • noun A place where Jews meet for worship.
  • noun A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.

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Old French synagoge, from Ancient Greek συναγωγή (sunagōgē, "assembly, gathering"), from συνάγω (sunagō, "I gather together"), from σύν (sun, "with, together") + ἄγω (agō, "I lead")

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