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name
A script once used in south and central Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
herb of grace, Bacopa monnieri
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: script
History
Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मी (brāhmī, “speech, narrative”)
Across languages
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