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Tosafot

Tosafot proper noun: medieval commentaries on the Talmud, in the form of critical and explanatory glosses.

Proper noun

Tosafot

  1. (historical) Medieval commentaries on the Talmud, in the form of critical and explanatory glosses.

Forms of Tosafot

alternative formTosafos
alternative formTosefos
alternative formTosfot

Origin of Tosafot

From Hebrew תוספות (tosafót).

Words formed from Tosafot

Questions about Tosafot

What does Tosafot mean?
Tosafot means medieval commentaries on the Talmud, in the form of critical and explanatory glosses.
What part of speech is Tosafot?
Tosafot is a proper noun.

Words near Tosafot in the dictionary

  1. Tosado
  2. Tosados
  3. Tosafist
  4. Tosafists
  5. Tosafos
  6. Tosafot
  7. Tosaphist
  8. Tosaphists
  9. Tosaphoth
  10. tosas
  11. Tosca

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