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| Pa·li [ plee ] |
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ancient Indian language: an ancient Indo-European language derived from Sanskrit and formerly spoken in South Asia, surviving in Hinayana Buddhist scriptures
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| [Late 18th century. < Pali pāli "canonical text" (as opposed to the commentary), shortening of Sanskrit pāli-bhāsā "language of the line"] |
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