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Shevat

American

[shuh-vaht, shvaht, shuh-vawt] / ʃəˈvɑt, ʃvɑt, ʃəˈvɔt /

noun

the fifth month of the Jewish calendar.

Shevat British

/ ʃɛˈvat /

noun

(in the Jewish calendar) the eleventh month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the fifth month of the civil year

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Etymology

Origin of Shevat

First recorded in 1530–40, from Hebrew shĕvāt, from Akkadian shabātu

Example Sentences

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As the takeover went through in November, Mr Shevat logged on to an "all hands" meeting Mr Musk held, which he described as an "awkward" experience.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2023

Two more laid-off employees, Amir Shevat and Adrian Trejo Nuñez, also spoke at Bloom’s conference; both are pursuing their own arbitration claims against Musk.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2022

“Talking to Jack and Parag, they recognized that Twitter before was a lot more open,” Mr. Shevat said in an interview.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022

The company also changed its API policy to allow for more use cases, including removing restrictions on competing with Twitter, Shevat said.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2021

Shevat elaborated on this, saying that the new policy will make it clear what’s allowed and make it easier for developers to compete with Twitter in ways that the company didn’t allow before.

From The Verge • Nov. 15, 2021

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