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Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism
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name
A female given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Veda (“malt loaf bread”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
A style of malt loaf bread (sweet, chewy, caramel-colored leavened bread made with malted wheat), traditionally produced across the UK and Ireland but today eaten mainly in Northern Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: usually in the phrase "Veda bread"; sometimes uncapitalized; usually in the phrase "Veda bread"; sometimes uncapitalized
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noun
(from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Vedic literature
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Broader terms: sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
Narrower terms: Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka, Vedanga
History
Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद॑ (véda, “knowledge”).
Probably originally a trade name, invented circa 1904.
Across languages
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
