First Known Use: 15th century
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Pentateuch
noun Pen·ta·teuch \ˈpen-tə-ˌtük, -ˌtyük\
Definition of PENTATEUCH
: the first five books of Jewish and Christian Scriptures
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Origin of PENTATEUCH
Middle English Penteteuke, from Late Latin Pentateuchus, from Greek Pentateuchos, from penta- + teuchos tool, vessel, book, from teuchein to make — more at doughty
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