Ve·a·dar
(vā′ä-där′)
[Hebrew
wa-'ădār,
and Adar :
wə-, wa-,
and; see
w in
Semitic roots +
ădār,
Adar; see
Adar.]
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Veadar
(ˈviːəˌdɑː; ˈveɪ-) n (Judaism)
Judaism Adar Sheni. See
Adar [from Hebrew va'adhar, literally: and Adar, that is, the extra Adar]
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Adar′ She′ni
(ˈʃeɪ ni, ʃeɪˈni)
n. an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar, added between Adar and Nisan; Veadar.
[< Hebrew ădhār shēnī Adar the Second]
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| Noun | 1. | Veadar - included seven times in every 19 yearsHebrew calendar, Jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years |
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