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BRAHMINIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin

Synonyms:

brahminic; brahminical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

brahmin (a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family))

Derivation:

brahmin (the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category)

brahmin (a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas)

brahmin (a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family))

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