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(äm rēt′ə, um-)

noun

Hindu Myth. the ambrosial drink or food granting immortality

Origin: < Sans amṛta, deathless, hence drink that makes immortal < IE base *mer-: see ambrosia

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also am·ree·ta

noun

The ambrosia, prepared by the Hindu gods, that bestows immortality.
The immortality achieved by drinking amrita.

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Origin: Sanskrit amṛtam; see mer- in Indo-European roots

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