noun
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a minion branch, limb or a subdivision of a main part; a sub-member of a whole.
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(biol.) any subordinate or external organ or part of a plant or animal, as a branch, tail or limb; an appendage.
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a sectarian mark on the forehead.
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any of the auxiliary branches of learning, esp. of the Vedas.
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any musical mode that uses only five of the seven notes of its main mode.
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a musical instrument.