— Mishnaic /mish nay"ik/ , Mishnic, Mishnical , adj.
Eng., Ashk. Heb. /mish"neuh/ ; Seph. Heb. /meesh nah"/ , n. , pl. Mishnayoth, Mishnayot, Mishnayos Eng., Ashk. Heb. /mish'neuh yohs"/ ; Seph. Heb. /meesh nah yawt"/ , Eng. Mishnahs . 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 .
[ 1600-10; mishnah lit., teaching by oral repetition ]