seder
UK/ˈseɪdə/US/ˈseɪdɚ/
seder noun: the ceremonial meal held on the first night or first two nights of Passover.
Noun
seder (plural seders or sedarim or sidarim or siddarim)
- The ceremonial meal held on the first night or first two nights of Passover.
- On the same day, the State of Israel celebrated its first Passover seder and the United Nations, still meeting in those days at Flushing Meadow in Queens, voted to consider the Jewish state's application for membership.2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 332
- A ceremonial meal held on Tu BiShvat, consisting of several types of fruits and nuts.
- One of the 6 parts into which the Mishnah is divided.
Proper noun capitalized: Seder
Seder (plural Seders)
- A surname.
Forms of seder
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | seders |
| plural | sedarim |
| plural | sidarim |
| plural | siddarim |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Seders |
Origin of seder
Borrowed from Hebrew סדר (seder, “order”).
From the Hungarian surname, Americanized from Szeder, from the noun szeder (“cranberry”).
Words that rhyme with seder
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Questions about seder
- What does seder mean?
- Seder means the ceremonial meal held on the first night or first two nights of Passover.
- What part of speech is seder?
- Seder can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce seder?
- Seder is pronounced /ˈseɪdə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of seder?
- The plural of seder is seders.
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