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noun
destruction, apocalypse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: Indian mythology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A period of cosmic inactivity, lasting 4.32 billion years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: Hindu cosmology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).
