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Adar I

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[uh-dahr, ah-dahr, ah-dahr] / əˈdɑr, ɑˈdɑr, ˈɑ dɑr /

noun

  1. an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar, added between Shevat and Adar in leap years.

Etymology

Origin of Adar I

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Also, kindly observe the Captain and Adar; I think that knocks spots.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

On the 15th day of the month of Adar, I dreamed that I was on my knees, praying in the mosque.

From Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine) by May, Karl Friedrich

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