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yogi

[ yoh-gee ]

noun

, plural yo·gis [yoh, -geez].
  1. a person who practices yoga.


yogi

/ jəʊˈɡiːniː; ˈjəʊɡɪ /

noun

  1. a person who is a master of yoga


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Derived Forms

  • yogini, noun:feminine

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Word History and Origins

Origin of yogi1

1610–20; < Sanskrit yogī, nominative singular of yogin, derivative of yoga yoga

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Example Sentences

During a trip to India, while still with the Beatles, George met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who became his teacher for a while.

Either this is clever viral marketing for a new Yogi Bear movie or Earth is destined to become the Planet of the Bears.

And finally, he went up a mountain with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, guru to the stars, and came down again a convinced mystic.

And Yogi, you will recall, won 10 World Series with the Yankees.

And anyway, to paraphrase Yogi Berra, 60 percent of this is 90 percent emotional anyway.

But Dayanand is a real Yogi, he never touches money, and despises pecuniary affairs.

Captain Seymour, a wealthy and well-educated officer, accepted the Brahmanical creed and became a Yogi.

But he guarantees that a Yogi can suspend his breath for forty-three minutes and twelve seconds.

Then I found means, through some confidential friends, of letting come to his ears my great knowledge of the Yogi mysteries.

The Yogi of the East know vastly more about this theme than we do, and have made of deep breathing an art.

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