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Vishnu
Vish·nu
[
vísh n
]
noun
Definition:
Hindu god:
in Hinduism, a god called the Preserver, the second member of the triad that includes Brahma the Creator and Shiva the Destroyer
[
Mid-17th century. < Sanskrit
Viṣṇu
]
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