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Definition of nirvana noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nirvana

noun

/nɪəˈvɑːnə/

/nɪrˈvɑːnə/

[uncountable]

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(in Buddhism) the state of peace and happiness that a person achieves after giving up all personal desiresTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Word Originfrom Sanskrit nirvāṇa, from nirvā ‘be extinguished’, from nis ‘out’ + vā- ‘to blow’.

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