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Pagoda - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pagoda : (noun)
1: an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward
curving roof
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pagoda : \Pa*go"da\, n. [Pg. pagoda, pagode, fr.Hind. & Per.
but-kadah a house of idols, or abode of God; Per. but an idol
_ kadah a house, a temple.]
1. A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and
tower-like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of
India, Farther India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not
always, devoted to idol worship.
2. An idol. [R.] --Brande & C.
3. [Prob. so named from the image of a pagoda or a deity (cf.
Skr. bhagavat holy, divine) stamped on it.] A gold or
silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current
in India. The Madras gold pagoda was worth about three and
a half rupees.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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PAGODA, comm. law. A denomination of money in Bengal. In the computation of
ad valorem duties, it is valued at one dollar and ninety-four cent's. Act of
March 2, 1799, s. 61, 1 Story's L. U. S. 626. Vide Foreign Coins.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Pagoda |
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clayman79: @gossipgehl we missed you! pero quickie lang din bfast. pinaka-Pagoda! kaloka ang 10K reg mo! baka meant ka to run it. |
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gojojomojo: Casually sitting at bunnings in a Pagoda having a chill. |
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Angelina718: Holy crap was it busy @ Things Remembered Today!!!! Wow..now @ Piercing Pagoda till 1130! |
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