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Ramʹadan

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The ninth month of the Mahometan year, and the Mussulman’s Lent or Holy Month.

“November is the financial Ramadan of the Sublime Porte.”—The Times.

That is, when the Turkish Government promises all kinds of financial reforms and curtailments of national expenses.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Ram and Teazle (The)
Ram of the Zodiac (The)
Ram’s Horn (A)
Rama
Rama-Yana
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Ramsay the Rich
Ramsbottom (Mrs.)
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Ramadan