dor

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. A generation.

Example Sentences

  • "Will our dor be more than just a passing age (a la Kohelet) or a small cadre of elites, or will its members feel bound to each other with a message to pass down to the next dor? That is the challenge of the leaders of every dor of the Jewish nation." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH דור > Y דור dor

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      door

Notes

  • plural: 'dorot' or 'doros'

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