rabbin
[ rab-in ]
/ ˈræb ɪn /
noun Archaic.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of rabbin
1525–35; <Middle French ≪ Aramaic rabbīn masters (plural of rab)
Words nearby rabbin
rabbet, rabbeting, rabbet joint, rabbet plane, rabbi, rabbin, rabbinate, Rabbinic, rabbinical, rabbinics, rabbinism
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