Feminine
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synagogue

Meaning

synagogue (a place of worship for Jews or Samaritans)

Frequency

21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/si.na.ɡɔɡ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French synagogue, Old French synagoge, borrowed from Latin synagōga, from Ancient Greek σῠνᾰγωγή (sŭnăgōgḗ, “assembly, gathering”), from συνάγω (sunágō, “I gather together”), from σῠ́ν (sŭ́n, “with, together”) & ᾰ̓́γω (ắgō, “I lead”).

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