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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Veda \Ve"da\ (v[=a]"d[.a]or v[=e]"d[.a]; 277), n. [Skr. v[=e]da,
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.
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Note: The language of the Vedas is usually called
{Vedic Sanskrit}, as distinguished from the later and more
settled form called
{classical Sanskrit}.
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