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Diwali

Di·wa·li [ di wlee ] or Di·va·li [ di vlee ]


noun 
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Hindu festival: a Hindu festival associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, during which lamps are lit.autumn.

[Late 17th century. Via Hindi diwālī< Sanskrit dīpāvalī "row of lights" < dīpa "light, lamp"]
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