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mishnah

Mish·nah
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [English, Ashkenazic Hebrew mish-nuh; Sephardic Hebrew meesh-nah]
    • /English, Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɪʃ nə; Sephardic Hebrew miʃˈnɑ/
    • /mɪshnˈɑː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [English, Ashkenazic Hebrew mish-nuh; Sephardic Hebrew meesh-nah]
    • /English, Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɪʃ nə; Sephardic Hebrew miʃˈnɑ/

Definitions of mishnah word

  • noun plural mishnah the collection of oral laws compiled about a.d. 200 by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and forming the basic part of the Talmud. 1
  • noun plural mishnah an article or section of this collection. 1

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Origin of mishnah

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10, Mishnah is from the Medieval Hebrew word mishnāh literally, teaching by oral repetition

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Parts of speech for Mishnah

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mishnah popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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