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Judaica

ju·daica

UK/d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/ uncommon formal

noun

1.

historical and literary materials relating to Judaism

Origin

Borrowed from Latin iūdaica, neuter plural of iūdaicus (“Jewish”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ica. Doublet of giudecca and Judecca.

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