Veadar

[vee-uh-dahr, -ah-dahr, vey-, vee-uh-dahr, -ah-dahr] /ˈvi əˌdɑr, -ɑˌdɑr, ˈveɪ-, ˌvi əˈdɑr, -ɑˈdɑr/

Word Origin

noun

an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar.

Also called Adar Sheni.

Compare Jewish calendar.

Origin of Veadar

Hebrew

< Hebrew wə and + ădhār Adar

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The other half of the year would vary a whole lunation (Veadar) betwixt the ordinary and the intercalary year.

Notes and Queries, Number 224, February 11, 1854 Various

British Dictionary definitions for Veadar

Veadar

/ˈviːəˌdɑː; ˈveɪ-/

noun

(Judaism) Adar Sheni See Adar

Word Origin

from Hebrew va'adhar, literally: and Adar, that is, the extra Adar

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