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Shavuot
noun Sha·vu·ot \shə-ˈvü-ˌōt, -ˌōth, -ˌōs, -əs\
: a Jewish holiday celebrated 50 days after the first day of Passover
Full Definition of SHAVUOT
: a Jewish holiday observed on the sixth and seventh of Sivan in commemoration of the revelation of the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai —called also Pentecost
Variants of SHAVUOT
Sha·vu·ot also Sha·vu·oth or Sha·bu·oth \shə-ˈvü-ˌōt, -ˌōth, -ˌōs, -əs\
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Origin of SHAVUOT
Hebrew shābhūʽōth, plural of shābhūaʽ week
First Known Use: 1846
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