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Pali : (noun)
1: an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is
the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada
Buddhism [syn: Pali]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pali : \Pa"li\, n. [Ceylonese, fr. Skr. p[=a]li row, line, series,
applied to the series of Buddhist sacred texts.]
A dialect descended from Sanskrit, and like that, a dead
language, except when used as the sacred language of the
Buddhist religion in Farther India, etc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pali : \Pa"li\, n.,
pl. of Palus.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Palus \Pa"lus\, n.; pl. Pali. [L., a stake.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several upright slender calcareous processes which
surround the central part of the calicle of certain corals.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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