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Definition of Passover noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Passover

noun
 
/ˈpɑːsəʊvə(r)/
 
/ˈpæsəʊvər/
 [uncountable, countable]
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  1. the Jewish religious festival and holiday celebrated in March or April in memory of the escape of the Israelites from EgyptTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPassover is used before these nouns:
    • meal
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    Word Originfrom pass over ‘pass without touching’, with reference to the exemption of the Israelites from the death of their firstborn in the Bible (Exodus 12).
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