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| ta·zi·a [ ta z ə ] (plural ta·zi·as) |
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model of martyrs' tomb: a large, decorated, paper and bamboo model of the tomb of either of the martyred grandsons of the prophet Muhammad, paraded during the festival of Muharram
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| [Early 19th century. < Arabic ta'ziya "mourning, consolation"] |
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