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| Shemini Atzereth |
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| SYLLABICATION: | She·mi·ni A·tze·reth |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  sh -m  n ät-s rs, -t |
| NOUN: | Judaism A festival happening after the seventh day of Succoth, marked by a service in memory of the dead and a special prayer for rain. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Hebrew  mînî ‘  eret, eighth (day) of assembly : mînî, eighth (from m ne, eight; see  mny in Appendix II) + ‘eret, assembly (from ‘ ar, to retain; see cr in Appendix II).
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