Gemara

Ge·ma·ra  (g-mär, -môr)

n.

The second part of the Talmud, consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishnah.

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[Aramaic gmr, completion, from gmar, to complete; see gmr in Semitic roots.]

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Ge·maric adj.

Ge·marist n.

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Gemara [gɛˈmɔrə (Hebrew) gɛmaˈra]

n

(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism the main body of the Talmud, consisting of a record of ancient rabbinical debates about the interpretation of the Mishna and constituting the primary source of Jewish religious law See also Talmud

[from Aramaic gemārā completion, from gemār to complete]

Gemaric  adj

Gemarist  n

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Noun

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Gemara - the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna 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