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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A toast among the Jews. The one who treats says (in Yiddish), “lehayim.” The reply is, “lesholem,” “unto peace,” equivalent to “your welfare.” Sometimes both terms are used: as, “lehayim u-lesholem,” “to your life and peace.”

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