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Ramadan

Syllabification: (Ram·a·dan)

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Definition of Ramadan

noun

  • the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset.

Origin:

from Arabic ramaḍān, from ramaḍa 'be hot'. The lunar reckoning of the Muslim calendar brings the fast eleven days earlier each year, eventually causing Ramadan to occur in any season; originally it was supposed to be in one of the hot months

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