Devi

De·vi

[dey-vee]
noun Hinduism.
1.
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
2.
Also called Annapurna, Parvati. the consort of Shiva, identified with Shakti and Kali as a goddess of love, maternity, and death.

Origin:
< Sanskrit, feminine of deva deva

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Devi (ˈdeɪviː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a Hindu goddess and embodiment of the female energy of Siva
 
[Sanskrit: goddess; see deva]

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Devi is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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