to be megareia
Definitions
v. To detract.
v. To weaken.
Example Sentences
“Skipping over the Aggadeta is megareia from what is otherwise a great shiur.” (Weiser)
“The inability to maintain active youth is megareia the credibility of alternative Jewish organizations.” (Weiser)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
מגרע
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
to be megareya, to be megaraya
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