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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Weird Word Wednesday

daven
verb  da·ven \ˈdä-vən, ˈdȯ-\
Popularity: Bottom 30% of words
Definition of daven
intransitive verb
:  to recite the prescribed prayers in a Jewish liturgy
Origin of daven
Yiddish davnen

First Known Use: circa 1930

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