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Rig-Veda definition

Rig·-Veda (rig′vā′də, -vē′də)

noun

the oldest, longest book of the Hindu Vedas, containing over 1,000 hymns

Etymology: Sans Ṛigveda < ṛic, praise, hymn + veda, knowledge: see wise

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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