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Definition of
Vesak noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Vesak
noun
(
also
Wesak
)
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈveɪsɑk
/
/
(
also
Visākha
)
[
usually singular
]
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an important Buddhist festival which celebrates the birth,
enlightenment
and death of the Buddha
See
Vesak
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