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Webster 1913 Edition

Veda

Ve′da

(vā′dȧor vē′dȧ; 277)
,
Noun.
[Skr.
vēda
, properly, knowledge, from
vid
to know. See
Wit
.]
The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called
Rig-Veda
,
Yajur-Veda
,
Sama-Veda
, and
Atharva-Veda
, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature.
☞ The language of the Vedas is usually called
Vedic Sanskrit
, as distinguished from the later and more settled form called
classical Sanskrit
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Veda

VEDA

,
Noun.
vedaw'. The name of the collective body of the Hindoo sacred writings. These are divided into four parts or vedas. the word is sometimes written vedam.

Definition 2024

věda

věda

See also: veda, Veda, vedá, véda, vedà, and vedä

Czech

Noun

věda f

  1. science

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  • IPA(key): /vjɛda/

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