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Found 3 hits - Term: atharva-veda, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
veda \ve"da\ v=a"d.aor v=e"d.a; 277, n. skr. v=eda,
   properly, knowledge, from vid to know. see wit.
   the ancient sacred literature of the hindus; also, one of the
   four collections, called rig-veda, yajur-veda,
   sama-veda, and atharva-veda, constituting the most
   ancient portions of that literature.
   1913 webster

   note: the language of the vedas is usually called

   vedic sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more
      settled form called

   classical sanskrit.
      1913 webster
see also:
wit rig-veda yajur-veda sama-veda atharva-veda vedic sanskrit 
classical sanskrit 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
atharva-veda \atharva-veda\ n.
   1. hinduism a collection of mantras and formulas.
      wordnet 1.5

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
atharva-veda
     n : a collection of mantras and formulas


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