Gemara

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noun (1)

Ge·ma·ra gə-ˈmär-ə -ˈmȯr-

: a commentary on the Mishnah forming the second part of the Talmud

Gemaric

gə-ˈmär-ik

-ˈmȯr-

adjective

Gemarist

gə-ˈmär-ist

-ˈmȯr-

noun

Gemarist

2 of 2

noun (2)

Ge·ma·rist -rə̇st

plural -s

: a specialist in the study of the Gemara

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Etymology

Noun (1)

Aramaic gĕmārā completion

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1613, in the meaning defined above

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