noun
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a row or line (esp. a straight one) of persons, things of a particular kind; a single row of words or characters making up a unit of poetry.
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a family; a lineage.
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a collection, multitude of persons, things or animals; a crowd.
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(Jain.) a unit of a very minute duration of time.
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one of the kinds of musical notes.
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a sect among Śaivas, the devotees of Śiva.