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name
an ancient metre of twenty-four syllables (variously arranged, but generally as a triplet of eight syllables each), any hymn composed in the गायत्री metre RV. x, 14 ; 16 & 130, 4 VS. AV. etc.
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name
A female given name from Sanskrit.
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noun
A composition in the Gayatri metre.
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History
Borrowed from Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī).
Across languages
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