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

chakra

noun

/ˈtʃʌkrə/,

/ˈtʃɑːkrə/

/ˈtʃʌkrə/,

/ˈtʃɑːkrə/

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(in yoga) each of the main centres of spiritual power in the human body
Word Originfrom Sanskrit cakra ‘wheel or circle’, from an Indo-European base meaning ‘turn’, shared by wheel.

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