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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Yajur-Veda
    n 1: a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers

2. 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.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The language of the Vedas is usually called

   Vedic Sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more
      settled form called

   classical Sanskrit.
      [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Yajur-Veda \Yaj"ur-Ve"da\ (y[.a]j"[^u]r-v[=a]`d[.a] or
   y[.a]j"[^u]r-v[=e]`d[.a]), n. [Skr. yajur-v[=e]da.]
   See Veda.
   [1913 Webster]

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