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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024me•gil•lah (mə gil′ə; for 2 also Seph. Heb. mə gē lä′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gil•lahs, [Seph. Heb.] -gil•loth, -gil•lot (-gē lôt′).USA pronunciation - Slang Terms
- a lengthy, detailed explanation or account:Just give me the facts, not a whole megillah.
- a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
- Judaism(italics) [Hebrew.]a scroll, esp. one containing the Book of Esther. Others are the Book of Ecclesiastes, the Song of Solomon, the Book of Ruth, and the Book of Lamentations.
Also, me•gil′la. - Hebrew məgillāh
- Yiddish megile literally, scroll
- 1950–55
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