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Talmud
noun
the collection of writings constituting the Jewish civil and religious law: it consists of two parts, the Mishna (text) and the Gemara (commentary), but the term is sometimes restricted to the Gemara
Related Forms:
- Talmudic adjective or Talmudical
- Talmudism noun
See Talmud in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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