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mahzor

or mach·zor

[ Sephardic Hebrew mahkh-zohr; Ashkenazic Hebrew mahkh-zohr, -zawr, -zuhr ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew mɑxˈzoʊr; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɑx zoʊr, -zɔr, -zər /
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noun, plural mah·zo·rim [Sephardic Hebrew mahkh-zaw-reem; Ashkenazic Hebrew mahkh-zoh-rim], /Sephardic Hebrew mɑx zɔˈrim; Ashkenazic Hebrew mɑxˈzoʊ rɪm/, English mah·zors.Hebrew.
a Jewish prayer book designed for use on festivals and holy days.
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British Dictionary definitions for mahzor

mahzor
/ Hebrew (maxˈzɔr, English mɑːkˈzɔː) /

noun plural -zorim (-zɔˈriːm, English -zəˈriːm)
a variant spelling of machzor
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