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lama definition

lama (lä′mə)

noun

a priest or monk in Lamaism

Etymology: Tibetan blama, a chief, high priest

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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