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rosh hashonah

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Rosh Ha·sha·nah also Rosh Ha·sha·na or Rosh Ha·sho·na or Rosh Ha·sho·nah   (rôsh' hə-shô'nə, -shä'-, hä-, hä-shä-nä')   
n.  The Jewish New Year, observed on the first day or the first and second days of Tishri and marked by solemnity as well as festivity.

[Hebrew rō'š haš-šānâ : rō'š, head, beginning; see rš in Semitic roots + ha-, the + šānâ, year; see šn in Semitic roots.]
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rosh hashonah

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(Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar [syn: Rosh Hashanah
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