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| meg·il·lah [ mə gíllə ] (plural meg·il·lahs or meg·il·loth [ mə gí lt ]) |
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1. Hebrew scroll: a scroll containing part of the Hebrew Bible, especially the scroll containing the Book of Esther
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2. overly elaborate account: an overly elaborate and unnecessarily lengthy account of something
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| [Mid-17th century. < Hebrew, "roll, scroll" < gālal "roll"] |
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