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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Veda

/(vā"dȧ [or] vē"dȧ; 277)/ · Ve·da · IPA /ved̪(ə)/
01 n. The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, c…
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    The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature.