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parampara

parampara noun: a particular guru's lineage.

Noun

parampara (plural paramparas)

  1. (Hinduism) A particular guru's lineage.

Forms of parampara

pluralparamparas

Origin of parampara

Borrowed from Sanskrit परम्परा (paramparā).

Questions about parampara

What does parampara mean?
Parampara means a particular guru's lineage.
What part of speech is parampara?
Parampara is a noun.
What is the plural of parampara?
The plural of parampara is paramparas.

Words near parampara in the dictionary

  1. paramountship
  2. paramour
  3. paramoured
  4. paramouring
  5. paramours
  6. parampara
  7. paramparas
  8. paramphistome
  9. paramphistomes
  10. paramphistomosis
  11. params

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