| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Atharva-Veda |
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| SYLLABICATION: | A·thar·va-Ve·da |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -tär v-v d, -v - |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also A·thar·va Ve·da or A·thar·va·ve·da |
| NOUN: | One of the four Vedas, consisting mostly of spells of black and white magic. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Sanskrit Atharvaveda : atharv, priest; see ter- in Appendix I + veda, sacred lore, knowledge, Veda; see weid- in Appendix I.
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