Rig-Veda

or Rig·ve·da

[ rig-vey-duh, -vee-duh ]

/ rɪgˈveɪ də, -ˈvi də /

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noun Hinduism.

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

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Origin of Rig-Veda

From the Sanskrit word ṛgveda

OTHER WORDS FROM Rig-Veda

Rig·ve·dic

[rig-vey-dik, -vee-], /rɪgˈveɪ dɪk, -ˈvi-/, adjective

Words nearby Rig-Veda

rigour, rig out, Rigsdag, rigsdaler, rig up, Rig-Veda, R.I.I.A., Riis, Rijeka, rijksdaalder, rijksdaaler

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How to use Rig-Veda in a sentence

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The son walked alongside the fire rig that bore the flag-covered coffin.
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Eve looked very pretty in her skating rig, and she was a splendid skater, too.
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Smith: No, my lud—ve're the rig'lar chimbly sveeps vot sveeps his ludship's chimblys.
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The rig drew up with a rush in front of the gate, and the two officers dropped out.
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Instead of using the doctor's rig for the return to town, the officers appropriated the red roadster.
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She hired a rig of a livery-stable keeper, who said he could not possibly take her beyond the Indian agency.
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British Dictionary definitions for Rig-Veda

Rig-Veda

/ (rɪɡˈveɪdə, -ˈviːdə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Rig-Veda

C18: from Sanskrit rigveda, from ric song of praise + Veda

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