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English word origin

Etymology of Veda

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद॑ (véda, “knowledge”).

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Source etymology 1

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name

Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism. · A female given name.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद॑ (véda, “knowledge”).

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A style of malt loaf bread (sweet, chewy, caramel-colored leavened bread made with malted wheat), traditionally produced across the UK and Ireland but today eaten mainly in Northern Ireland.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Probably originally a trade name, invented circa 1904.

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