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lin⋅gam

  [ling-guhm]
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–noun
1. Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
2. (in popular Hinduism) a phallus, symbol of Siva.
Also, lin⋅ga  [ling-guh] .
Compare yoni.

Origin:
< Skt liṅga mark, gender, phallus
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lin·ga   (lĭn'gə)   
n.  Variant of lingam.
lin·gam   (lĭng'gəm)   
n.   Hinduism
A stylized phallus worshiped as a symbol of the god Shiva.

[Sanskrit liṅgam, mark, penis.]
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