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sanskrit

Main Entry:: San·skrit
Pronunciation:: \ˈsan-ˌskrit, ˈsan(t)-skrət\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Sanskrit saṁskṛta, literally, perfected, from sam together + karoti he makes
Date:: 1696

1 : an ancient Indo-Aryan language that is the classical language of India and of Hinduism 2 : classical Sanskrit together with the older Vedic and various later modifications of classical Sanskrit — see indo-european languages table

— Sanskrit adjective

— San·skrit·ic

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\san-ˈskri-tik\ adjective

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\-ˌskri-tist\ noun

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