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namaste

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na⋅ma⋅ste

[nuhm-uh-stey]
–noun
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.

Origin:
1945–50; < Skt: hail, lit., (a) bow to thee
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Main Entry:  namaste
Part of Speech:  n, interj
Example:  Sanskrit 'homage; bowing to you'
Etymology:  namaste v
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namaste 
"salutatory gesture," 1948, from Hindi, from Skt. namas "bowing" + te, dat. of tuam "you" (sing.). Used as a word of greeting from 1967.
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