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Pali

Main Entry:: Pa·li
Pronunciation:: \ˈpä-lē\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Sanskrit pāli row, series of Buddhist sacred texts
Date:: 1800

: an Indo-Aryan language used as the liturgical and scholarly language of Theravada Buddhism — see indo-european languages table

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