noun
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the act or fact of coming into life or of being born; birth.
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the family of one's birth.
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any of the distinct, hereditary Hindu social classes, each having its own privileges and limitations, and each traditionally, but no longer officially, excluded from social dealings with the others; a caste.
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any of the different populations of human beings distinguished by physical traits such as hair, eyes, skin colour, body shape, etc.
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a number of people or things grouped together because of certain likenesses or common traits; a class.
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inborn character; innate disposition; inherent tendencies of a person.
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superior quality or breed.
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likeness; similarity.
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the hard, aromatic seed of the tree Myristica fragrans of Myristiaceae family, used as a spice; nutmeg.
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the creeper Jasminum grandiflorum (= j. officinale) of Oleaceae family.
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its white, fragrant flower.
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the small tree Phyllanthus emblica of Euphorbiaceae family.
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the tree Cordia dichotoma (= C. myxa) of Boraginaceae family.
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a fire-wood oven.
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(log.) a reply or answer that serves no purpose; a useless answer.
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(mus.) the set of seven notes.
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(rhet.) a particular kind of figure of speech.
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a symbol for the number eighteen.