Gemarist


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Ge·ma·ra

 (gə-mär′ə, -môr′ə)
n.
The second part of the Talmud, consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishnah.
[Aramaic gəmārā, completion, from gəmar, to complete; see gmr in Semitic roots.]
Ge·ma′ric adj.
Ge·ma′rist n.

Gemarist

a student of or expert on the Gemara, or second book of the Talmud. — Gemaric, adj.
See also: Judaism