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Haggadah

noun Hag·ga·dah \ hə-ˈgä-də , hä- , -ˈgȯ- \
variants: or less commonly Haggada

Definition of Haggadah

plural Haggadahs or Haggadot also Haggadas or Haggadoth play \hə-ˈgä-ˌdōt, hä-, -ˈgȯ-, -ˌdōth\
1 : aggadah
2 : the book of readings for the seder service
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haggadic

play \hə-ˈgä-dik, hä-, -ˈgȯ-\ adjective, often capitalized

Origin and Etymology of haggadah

Hebrew haggādhāh

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