Sanskrit
skrɪt noun
1.
an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Abbreviation: Skt
adjective
2.
Also, San·skrit·ic, San·scrit·ic. of or pertaining to Sanskrit.
Also, San·scrit.
Origin:
1610–20; < Sanskrit saṃskṛta adorned, perfected
1610–20; < Sanskrit saṃskṛta adorned, perfected
Related forms
San·skrit·ist, San·scrit·ist, noun
non-San·skrit·ic, adjective
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| —n | |
| an ancient language of India, the language of the Vedas, of Hinduism, and of an extensive philosophical and scientific literature dating from the beginning of the first millennium | |
| [C17: from Sanskrit samskrta perfected, literally: put together] | |
| 'Sanskritist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
Sanskrit
1617, from Skt. samskrtam "put together, well-formed, perfected," from sam "together" + krta- "to make, do, perform." The first element is cognate with Eng. same, the second is from PIE *k(w)er- "to make, form" (related to karma).
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Sanskrit definition
The language of ancient India, and one of the oldest languages of the Indo-European family, to which English belongs.
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