brah'minical
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| —n , pl -min, -mins | |
| 1. | the older spelling of Brahman |
| 2. | (in the US) a highly intelligent or socially exclusive person, esp a member of one of the older New England families |
| 3. | an intellectual or social snob |
| Brah'minic | |
| —adj | |
| Brah'minical | |
| —adj | |
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