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da·ven (dä′vən, dô′-)

intransitive verb

Judaism to recite the prayers of the liturgy, usually with a back-and-forth swaying motion

Etymology: Yiddish davnen, to pray

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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