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mahzor definition

mah·zor (mäkh′zər, mäkh zôr′)

noun pl. mahzors -·zors or mahzorim mah·zo·rim (mäkh zô rēm′, -zôr′im)

the Jewish prayer book that contains the liturgy for festivals and holy days

Etymology: Yiddish makhzer < MHeb machazor, lit., cycle < root ḥzr, to return

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