MACHABEES

Meaning of MACHABEES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-kə-(ˌ)bēz ]

noun plural but singular in construction

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin Machabaei, modification of Greek Makkabaioi

Date: 14th century

: Maccabees

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

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