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Mimamsa

American  
[mee-mahm-sah] / miˈmɑm sɑ /

noun

Hinduism.

  1. a school of philosophy formed originally to explain the Vedas.

Etymology

Origin of Mimamsa

First recorded in 1780–90, Mimamsa is from the Sanskrit word mīmāṁsā inquiry, examination

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IB extended essays have been written on language and reality in the Mimamsa school of Indian philosophy and the effects of sugar-free chewing gum on the pH of saliva in the mouth after a meal.

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