[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vedanta \vedan"ta\, n. skr. v=edanta.
   a system of philosophy among the hindus, founded on scattered
   texts of the vedas, and thence termed the "anta," or end or
   substance. --balfour cyc. of india.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

vedanta
     n : from the sanskrit for `end of the veda' one of six
         orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in
         the upanishads as opposed to mimamsa which relies on the
         vedas and brahmanas

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