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bar mitzvah[1,noun] bar mitzvah[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹bar mitz·vah
Pronunciation: bär-mits-v
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized B&M
Etymology: from Hebrew bar miswh, literally, "son of the (divine) law"
1 : a Jewish boy who on his 13th birthday reaches the age of religious duty and responsibility
2 : the ceremony recognizing a boy as a bar mitzvah

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