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单词 megillah
释义 me·gil·lah
noun
also me·gil·la \məˈgilə\
(-s)
Etymology: Yiddish megile rigmarole, from Hebrew mĕgillăh scroll (used especially of the Book of Esther, the whole of which is read aloud during Purim)
slang
1. : a long involved story or account
 < the whole megillah >
 < he'd had a lot of stuff patented over the years, but people had robbed him or swiped his ideas; the usual inventor's megillah — Alexander King >
2. : production 1c
 < a simple matter … turns into a big political megillah — Marilyn Stasio >
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