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GEMARA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
religious text; religious writing; sacred text; sacred writing (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
Holonyms ("Gemara" is a part of...):
Talmud (the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism)