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Devdases

Devdases is the plural of Devdas.

Meaning of Devdas

Noun

Devdas (plural Devdases)

  1. (India) A grieving male lover.
    • "I don't know," he had said and sighed, Devdas style: "I don't know," Everyone wants to be a Devdas, at least for a while — or perhaps only for a while. Tragic hero.1980, Sāhitya Akademi, Indian Literature, volume 23, page 539

Questions about Devdases

What is Devdases the plural of?
Devdases is the plural of Devdas.

Words near Devdases in the dictionary

  1. devazipide
  2. Devbandi
  3. Devbhoomi Dwarka
  4. devdar
  5. Devdas
  6. Devdases
  7. Deveaux
  8. Deveauxes
  9. Devedjian
  10. Devedjians
  11. Devedzhyan

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