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Definition of: Haggadah
(hə·gä′də, Hebrew hä·gô′dô) noun plural ·doth (-dōth)
1. A free interpretation or application: specifically, an illustrative anecdote or parable of the Midrash: distinguished from halacha.
2. The ritual, including the exposition of the story of the Exodus, read during the Seder on the first two nights of Passover. Also Ha·ga′dah, Hag·ga′da. [<Hebrew <higgid tell]
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