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   bar mitzvah

   /bɑː ˈmɪtsvə/

   noun

   • 1. the initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13 and is regarded as ready to observe religious precepts and eligible to take part in public worship.
   • ▪ a boy undergoing the bar mitzvah ceremony.

   verb

   • 1. administer the bar mitzvah ceremony to (a boy).

   Word Origin from Hebrew bar miṣwāh, literally ‘son of the commandment’.

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