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veda |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Veda \Ve"da\ (?; 277), n. [Skr. v?da, properly, knowledge, from vid to know See {Wit}.] The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature. Note: The language of the Vedas is usually called Vedic Sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more settled form called classical Sanskrit. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Veda n : any of the Hindu sacred writing [syn: {Veda}, {Samhita}]
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