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Ramadan : (noun)
1: the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of
fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith [syn:
Ramadan]
2: (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried
out during the Islamic month of Ramadan [syn: Ramadan]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ramadan : \Ram`a*dan"\, n. [Ar. ramad[=a]n, or ramaz[=a]n,
properly, the hot month.] [Written also Ramadhan,
Ramadzan, and Rhamadan.]
1. The ninth Mohammedan month.
2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during
daylight through the ninth month.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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