First Known Use: 14th century
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Machabees
noun plural but singular in construction Mach·a·bees \ˈma-kə-(ˌ)bēz\
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Origin of MACHABEES
Middle English, from Late Latin Machabaei, modification of Greek Makkabaioi
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