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Kama Sutra

/ ˌkɑːmə ˈsuːtrə /

noun

  1. the Kama Sutra
    an ancient Hindu text on erotic pleasure and other topics


Kama Sutra

  1. A detailed, erotic account of the art and techniques of love, possibly written by a first-century sage. An unexpurgated English translation was published in 1883 by the British explorer and scholar Sir Richard Francis Burton.


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Notes

Kama is the god of love in Hindu mythology.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kama Sutra1

Sanskrit: book on love, from kāma love + sūtra thread

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Example Sentences

Certainly it was more fun than yoga, which is, as far as I can tell, Kama Sutra for the lonely.

Still, a man who could not kiss properly after reading the Kama Sutra would be a dullard indeed.

Kama is to be learnt from the Kama Sutra (aphorisms on love) and from the practice of citizens.

Here some learned men object, and say that females, not being allowed to study any science, should not study the Kama Sutra.

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