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Shemoneh Esreh

[Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-moh-nuh es-rey; Sephardic Hebrew shuh-moh-ne es-rey]
noun Judaism.
  1. the Amidah, consisting of 19 blessings, recited on days other than the Sabbath and holy days.

Origin of Shemoneh Esreh

shəmōneh ʿeśrēh eighteen (apparently the number of blessings in earlier times)
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