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Maccabees

//ˈmækəbiːz// name, noun

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  1. 1
    One of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
  2. 2
    A Jewish liberation movement who fought for, and established, independence in the Land of Israel during the second and first centuries BCE. historical
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Maccabee form-of, plural

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