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aman

1 American  
[ah-muhn] / ˈɑ mən /

noun

  1. a long-grain, long-stemmed rice with a very high water requirement, grown mainly in India during the summer or rainy season and harvested in early winter.


aman 2 American  
[ah-muhn] / ˈɑ mən /

noun

  1. Indian English. peace and harmony; friendship or brotherhood.


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From the result in the Court below of the Monson wax figure case, it would appear that aman has a legal right to prevent the multiplication of copies of himself.

From The Verge ● Apr. 1, 2016

At any rate, on whatever ground granted, it appears to us only right that aman should be able to stop the exhibition of his counterfeit self.

From The Verge ● Apr. 1, 2016

The rice of the Ganges delta used to be monsoon, or aman, rice; it was planted before the annual rains and harvested after.

From Economist ● Nov. 1, 2012

"Aman, aman," he said, with a burst of honest indignation, and shaking his head.

From The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Distinctly outlined on the lid of-the coffin was the simulacrum of the figure of aman.

From His Unquiet Ghost 1911 by Mary Noailles Murfree

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