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Meaning of maamar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A lecture, dissertation, discourse.

Judaism

Examples

“The classic Talmudic Bar Mitzvah speech in the 17ᵗʰ century lasted 30-60 minutes. Later on, this was replaced by a ma'amar lasting about 10 minutes favored by Ḥassidim. Toward the end of the 18ᵗʰ century, the ma'amar was replaced by a Dvar Torah in the vernacular.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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