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Gemara definition

Ge·mara (gə mä rä′; gə mä′rä, -môr′ə)

noun

  1. the second and supplementary part of the Talmud, providing a commentary on the first part (the Mishna)
  2. loosely the Talmud

Etymology: < Heb-Aram gemara < Aram gemara, lit., study, learning < verb root gmr, to finish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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