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Sunni
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- Sunni leaders, in return, would have to promise to take part in the elections that followed.
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World English Dictionary
| Sunni (ˈsʌnɪ) | |
| —n , -nis, -ni | |
| 1. | one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam (the other being the Shiah), consisting of those who acknowledge the authority of the Sunna |
| 2. | another term for Sunnite |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
Sunni
1626, from Arabic, lit. "lawful," from Sunna "traditional teachings of Muhammad," lit. "way, custom, course, tradition." Muslims who accept the orthodox tradition as well as the Quran.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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