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

Sanskrit

noun

/ˈsænskrɪt/

/ˈsænskrɪt/

[uncountable]

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an ancient language of India belonging to the Indo-European family, on which many modern languages are basedTopics Languagec2
Word Originfrom Sanskrit saṃskṛta ‘composed, elaborated’, from saṃ ‘together’ + kṛ ‘make’ + the past participle ending -ta.

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