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Pentateuch
Pen·ta·teuch [ péntə tk ]


noun 
Definition:
 
first 5 books of Bible: the first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses.
See also  HeptateuchHexateuch
[15th century. Via ecclesiastical Latin< Greek pentateukhos "having five books"]

Pen·ta·teuch·al [ péntə tk'l, pèntə tk'l ] adjective
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