TAL'MUD, noun The body of the Hebrew laws, traditions and explanations; or the book that contains them. The talmud contains the laws, and a compilation of expositions of duties imposed on the people, either in Scripture, by tradition, or by authority of their doctors, or by custom. It consists of two parts, the Mischna, and the Gemara; the former being the written law, the latter a collection of traditions and comments of Jewish doctors.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.