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ramadan
/ˈɹæmədən/
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What does ramadan mean?
proper noun
- The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.
- A male given name from Arabic, of Muslim usage.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹæmədən/
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I drank tea in the Mosque at the end of Ramadan, and was surrounded by delighted faces as I sipped.
The moon, in fact, regulates the cycle of her years and her fast of Ramadan.
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It can’t last for ever, thank God, and his Ramadan only comes once a year; and I don’t believe it’s very punctual then.
This precious liquid is doled out drop by drop, as though it were nectar of eternal life received direct from heaven, and, mixed with other water, is drunk immediately upon breaking fast each evening during the remaining fifteen days of Ramadan.