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Yom Kippur

noun

NAmE//ˌyoʊm kɪˈpʊr//

, NAmE//ˌyɑmkɪˈpʊr//

, NAmE//ˌyɑmˈkɪpər//

, NAmE//ˌyoʊm ˈkɪpər//

[uncountable]

a Jewish religious holiday in September or October when people eat nothing all day and say prayers of penitence, also known as the Day of Atonement

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