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amora
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun amora has 1 sense
- amora(n = noun.person) - one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments; is a kind of rabbi
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