gemara
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Noun (1)
- the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the MishnaInstance of sacred text, sacred writingPart of Talmud
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ge·ma′ra noun
Origin: Heb.
Jewish Law The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the Mishna (which forms the first part or text).
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54