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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hegira

· He·gi·ra · IPA /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪɹə/
01 n. The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, a. d. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any fligh…
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    The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, a. d. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.