noun
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the act of an instance of putting down or in.
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the condition of being given or held as security for a contract, payment, etc.; pledge.
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that by which something is done or obtained.
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a touching of different parts of one's body ritualistically while meditating or worshipping.
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a manner, kind or sort.
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a bequest, gift or deposit of a sum of money, that provides an income for an institution or person; an endowment.
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a body of a few persons given with the nominal ownership of a property, money, etc. that is to be kept, used or administered for another's benefit or for the purpose meant by the owner of the property or money; a trust.
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an explanation or translation, of a technical or unusual text; a gloss.
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a relatively long fictional prose narrative with a more or less complex plot or pattern of events, about actions, feelings, motives, etc. of a group of characters; a novel.
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(mus.) the note with which a composition or rendering of a rāga is brought to an end.
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the breadth or width of a thing.