Pass‧o‧ver /ˈpɑːsəʊvə $ ˈpæsoʊvər/
noun [uncountable] (
also the Passover)
[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Translation of Hebrew pesah 'to pass without affecting'; because, according to the Bible, God did not kill Jewish children when he killed children of other races]
a Jewish religious holiday when people remember the escape of the Jews from Egypt
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