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Rig-Veda

American  
[rig-vey-duh, -vee-duh] / rɪgˈveɪ də, -ˈvi də /
Or Rigveda

noun

Hinduism.

  1. one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.

Rig-Veda British  
/ -ˈviːdə, rɪɡˈveɪdə /

noun

  1. a compilation of 1028 Hindu poems dating from 2000 bc or earlier

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Etymology

Origin of Rig-Veda

From the Sanskrit word ṛgveda

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