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synagogue

Main Entry:: syn·a·gogue
Variant(s):: also syn·a·gog \ˈsi-nə-ˌgäg\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English synagoge, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin synagoga, from Greek synagōgē assembly, synagogue, from synagein to bring together, from syn- + agein to lead — more at agent
Date:: 13th century

1 : a Jewish congregation 2 : the house of worship and communal center of a Jewish congregation

— syn·a·gog·al

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\ˌsi-nə-ˈgä-gəl\ adjective

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