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yantra

noun
yan·tra | \ˈyən-trə, ˈyan-, ˈyän- \

Definition of yantra 

: a geometrical diagram used like an icon usually in meditation

First Known Use of yantra

1877, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for yantra

Sanskrit

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