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Definition megillah in British English

megillah noun

noun
/məˈɡɪlə/

The origin of the phrase comes from the Hebrew word for scroll, mĕḡillāh, via Yiddish. The term refers to the books of the scriptures that are read on certain Jewish holy days, especially the book of Esther which is read all through at the feast of Purim.

1

the whole of something, especially something big, long or complicated

Example

They say that to get the whole megillah up and running would take three to six months.

Example

By ’rock’ I mean the whole megillah of popular music since 1955.

Synonyms and related words
everything whole all
Definition megillah in British English