Mayan
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yən noun
2.
a member of the Mayan tribe.
3.
a group of languages spoken by the Mayas in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, including Yucatec, Quiché, and Huastec.
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maya (ˈmaɪə, ˈmɑːjə, ˈmɑːjɑː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Hinduism illusion, esp the material world of the senses regarded as illusory | |
| [C19: from Sanskrit] | |
| 'mayan | |
| —adj | |
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Mayan
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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 children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| Maya1 (ˈmaɪə, ˈmɑːjə, ˈmɑːjɑː) | |
| —n | |
| the Hindu goddess of illusion, the personification of the idea that the material world is illusory | |
| 'Mayan1 | |
| —adj | |
| Mayan (ˈmaɪən) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Maya or any of their languages |
| —n | |
| 2. | a family of Central American Indian languages, including Maya, possibly a member of the Penutian phylum |
| 3. | another name for a Maya |
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