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Yom Kippur

noun
 
/ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə(r)/,
 
/ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə(r)/
 
/ˌjɔːm kɪˈpʊr/
 [uncountable]
(also the Day of Atonement [singular])
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  1. a Jewish religious holiday in September or October when people eat nothing all day and say prayers of penitence in the synagogueTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word OriginHebrew.
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