tannaitic

adjective

tan·​na·​it·​ic

¦tänə¦itik

variants or less commonly tannaic

täˈnäˌik

often capitalized

: of or relating to the tannaim

Word History

Etymology

tannaitic from tannaite + -ic; tannaic from tanna + -ic

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