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megillah definition

me·gil·lah (mə gil′ə)

noun

  1. a long or involved explanation, story, etc.
  2. a complicated matter

Etymology: Yiddish < Heb megillāh, scroll, roll

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