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TALMUD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
Talmudic literature ((Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings)
Meronyms (parts of "Talmud"):
Gemara (the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna)
Mishna; Mishnah (the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200)
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