Associations to the word «Gemara»

Wiktionary

GEMARA, proper noun. (Judaism) Part of the Talmud, comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah.

Dictionary definition

GEMARA, noun. The second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats