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Kalinin
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kalpa

kal·pa [ kálpə, kúlpə ] (plural kal·pas)


noun 
Definition:
 
period in Hindu philosophy: in Hindu philosophy, an immeasurably long period of time. Its length is variable, sometimes described as one complete cycle of the world yuga, sometimes as 1,000 cycles.

[Late 18th century. < Sanskrit]
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