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Meaning of shmita | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A sabbatical year.

Judaism

Examples

“The Va·ad recommends that kibbutzim observe some of the sh'mittah laws by letting one field lie fallow as the sh'mittah field, and that they give a percentage of their income to the poor, because that was the original purpose of the law.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

shmock shmoe shmok shmoke shmoo shmooing

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