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butter lamp

butter lamp noun: a lamp that is a common feature of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas.

butter lamp: a lamp that is a common feature of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas
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Noun

butter lamp (plural butter lamps)

  1. A lamp that is a common feature of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas.

Forms of butter lamp

pluralbutter lamps

Questions about butter lamp

What does butter lamp mean?
Butter lamp means a lamp that is a common feature of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas.
What part of speech is butter lamp?
Butter lamp is a noun.
What is the plural of butter lamp?
The plural of butter lamp is butter lamps.

Words near butter lamp in the dictionary

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  2. butter keeper
  3. butter keepers
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  8. butter measure
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  10. butter mochi
  11. butter mountain

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