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

sawm

noun
 
/sɔːm/
 
/sɔːm/
[uncountable]
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  1. the Muslim practice of not eating or drinking in the day during the ninth month of the Muslim year, called Ramadan. Sawm is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
    • All Muslim adults who are physically and mentally well must observe sawm.
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