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noun
Any of various Jewish traditions that are not included in the Mishnah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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History
Aramaic baraita, an extraneous teaching. The word appears in the feminine (baraita rather than bara'ah), because it is actually short for matnita baraita, external Mishnah or teaching (and matnita is feminine).
