TALMUD

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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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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