mishna
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Mishnah
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Noun (1)
- the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200Synonyms: MishnahInstance of sacred text, sacred writingPart of Talmud
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mish′na noun
Origin: NHeb. mishnāh, i. e., repetition, doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb. shānāh to change, to repeat.
A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud. [Written also Mischna.]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54