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pandit definition

pan·dit (pun′dit)

noun

  1. in India, a Brahman who is learned in Sanskrit and in Hindu philosophy, law, and religion
  2. a title of respect for such a person: used before the name

Etymology: var. of pundit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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