OMERS

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n. Judaism

1. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to ¹/₁₀ ephah, about 3.5 liters (3.7 quarts).

a. An offering of a sheaf or an omer of the first harvest of barley to a priest in the Temple on the second day of Passover.

b. Omer A 49-day liturgical season, originally a harvest festival, from the second day of Passover to the first day of Shavuot, during which marriages are prohibited and signs of mourning are observed, except during Passover and on Lag b'Omer.

[Hebrew 'mer; see mr in Semitic roots. Sense 2b, from the offering of a sheaf of barley on the second day of Passover.]

omer [ˈəʊmə]

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to one tenth of an ephah

[from Hebrew `ōmer a measure]

Omer [ˈəʊmə]

(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism a period of seven weeks extending from the second day of Passover to the first day of Shavuoth, and observed as a period of semimourning

[named because sacrifices of an omer of grain were made]

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Lag b'Omer
omertà
Pétain
Woodward

The Royal Bank of Scotland will provide $625 million of debt financing for the deal with the remainder to be provided by Cengage majority investors Apax Partners (New York/London) and OMERS Capital Partners (Toronto, ON).

Cengage acquires Houghton Mifflin College Division by Business Publisher

EFH) today announced the agreement to sell an approximate 20 percent minority ownership interest in Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC to an investor group led by Borealis Infrastructure Management (Borealis), an investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, and GIC Special Investments (GIC SI).

EFH Announces Sale of Approximate 20 Percent Minority Interest in ... by Business Wire

In 2004 OMERS announced it would pursue an increased focus on private market transactions in the real estate, infrastructure and private equity sectors.

Oxford Properties Group Announces the Sale of a Partial ... by Business Wire

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