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Veda
Ve·da [ váydə, vdə ] (plural Ve·das)


noun 
Definition:
 
Hindu sacred texts: any or all of the collections of Aryan hymns, originally transmitted orally, but written down in sacred books from the 6th century bc
[Mid-18th century. < Sanskrit, "knowledge, sacred book" < Indo-European, "know"]

Ve·da·ic [ vi dáy ik, vay dáy ik ] adjective
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