[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] : WordNet (r) 2.0

veda
     n : from the sanskrit word for `knowledge' any of the most
         ancient sacred writings of hinduism written in early
         sanskrit; traditionallly believed to comprise the
         samhitas, the brahmanas, the aranyakas, and the
         upanishads syn: vedic literature
see also:
vedic literature 

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