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[Eng., Ashk. Heb. mish-nuh; Seph. Heb. meesh-nah] 
–noun, plural Mish⋅na⋅yoth, Mish⋅na⋅yot, Mish⋅na⋅yos [Eng., Ashk. Heb. mish-nuh-yohs; Seph. Heb. meesh-nah-yawt] , English. Mish⋅nahs. Judaism.
[Eng., Ashk. Heb. mish-nuh-yohs; Seph. Heb. meesh-nah-yawt] , English. Mish⋅nahs. Judaism. | 1. | the collection of oral laws compiled about a.d. 200 by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and forming the basic part of the Talmud. |
| 2. | an article or section of this collection. |
Also, Mishna.
Origin:
1600–10; < Medieval Heb mishnāh lit., teaching by oral repetition
1600–10; < Medieval Heb mishnāh lit., teaching by oral repetition
Related forms:
Mish⋅na⋅ic [mish-ney-ik] , Mishnic, Mish⋅ni⋅cal, adjective
[mish-ney-ik] , Mishnic, Mish⋅ni⋅cal, adjective
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| Mish·nah also Mish·na (mĭsh'nə) n. Judaism
[Mishnaic Hebrew mišnâ, repetition, instruction, from šānâ, to repeat; see ṯn in Semitic roots.] Mish·na'ic (mĭsh-nā'ĭk) adj. |
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