Talmudical

Variant of Talmud

Talmud definition

Tal·mud (täl′mo̵od, tal′-; -məd)

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

Etymology: Talmud Heb talmud, lit., learning, instruction (akin to Aram talmuda) < root lmd: see melamed

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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