Term: fast of esther: (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim
Candidate hypernym: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance → 1
Candidate hypernym: minor surgery: any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance → 0
Candidate hypernym: potentiation: (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus coelogyne: large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids → 0
Candidate hypernym: alligator weed: prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses → 0
Candidate hypernym: interpolation: a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted → 0
Candidate hypernym: sundanese: the Indonesian language spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands → 0
Candidate hypernym: pungapung: putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber → 0
Candidate hypernym: fringed orchis: any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip → 0
Candidate hypernym: folk etymology: a popular but erroneous etymology → 0
Candidate hypernym: flock: a group of sheep or goats → 0