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Ve·da 
[vey-duh, vee-] Pronunciation Key
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[vey-duh, vee-] Pronunciation Key –noun Hinduism.
| 1. | Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda. |
| 2. | Also called Samhita. each of these four books. |
| 3. | Vedas, these four books, along with the Brahmanas and Upanishads. |
[Origin: < Skt]
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| Ve·da
(vā'də, vē'-) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of the oldest and most authoritative Hindu sacred texts, composed in Sanskrit and gathered into four collections. [Sanskrit vedaḥ, sacred lore, knowledge, Veda; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] |
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