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yoga

yo·ga [ yṓgə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Hindu discipline: a Hindu discipline that promotes spiritual unity with a supreme being through a system of postures and rituals

2. system of exercise: a system or set of breathing exercises and postures derived from or based on Hindu yoga

[Late 18th century. < Sanskrit yogaḥ "union"]
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