PURANA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Purana" is a kind of...):

Sanskrit literature (Hindu literature written in Sanskrit)

Derivation:

Puranic (of or relating to the Purana)

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