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Kama

1

[kah-muh]

noun

  1. Hindu Mythology.,  the god of erotic desire, sometimes seen as an aspect of the god whose other aspect is Mara, or death.

  2. (lowercase),  the attachment to temporal things personified by this god.



Kama

2

[kah-muh]

noun

  1. a river in the E Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the central Ural Mountains region into the Volga River S of Kazan. 1,200 miles (1,930 km) long.

Kama

1

/ ˈkamə /

noun

  1. a river in central Russia, rising in the Ural Mountains and flowing to the River Volga, of which it is the largest tributary. Length: 2030 km (1260 miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Kama

2

/ ˈkɑːmə /

noun

  1. the Hindu god of love

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kama1

< Sanskrit, special use of kāma love, desire, god of love
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kama1

from Sanskrit
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Example Sentences

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Working with the Inns of Court College of Advocacy, Kama Melly is helping to introduce a training course for all barristers working on cases involving trauma from December.

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The shot list must look like the Kama Sutra.

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And around 7 p.m., some 500 guests shuttled to a convention center about 20 minutes away in Kamas, Utah, for the festival’s Opening Night Gala, hosted by the Sundance Institute.

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How old is Bella, mentally, when the frenzied Kama Sutra montages kick in?

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Other riskier titles, such as The Irish Kama Sutra and Sexual Anomalies and Perversions are also missing.

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