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seder¹

  • /ˈseɪdə/ UK
  • /ˈseɪdɚ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪdə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew סדר (seder, “order”).

noun seders · sedarim · sidarim · siddarim

  1. Judaism The ceremonial meal held on the first night or first two nights of Passover. On the same day, the State of Israel celebrated its first Passover seder and the United Nations, still meeting in those days at Flushing Meadow in Queens, voted to consider the Jewish state's application for membership.
  2. Judaism, usually, as part of the phrase "Tu BiShvat seder" A ceremonial meal held on Tu BiShvat, consisting of several types of fruits and nuts.
  3. Judaism One of the 6 parts into which the Mishnah is divided.

Seder²

Where it comes from

From the Hungarian surname, Americanized from Szeder, from the noun szeder (“cranberry”).

proper noun Seders

  1. A surname.

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noun ceremonial meal held on the first night of Passover

Españolséder, seder
Italianoseder
עבריתסֵדֶר séder

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"seder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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seder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seder

Chicago

"seder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seder.

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@misc{seder_2026,
  title = {seder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}