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1. (n.) Prakrit
any of the vernacular Indo-Aryan languages of the ancient and medieval periods, as distinguished from Sanskrit.
Etymology: (1780–90; < Skt prāk&rdotbelow;ta, der. of prak&rdotbelow;ti vulgar, natural, original)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Prakrit
any of the modern Indic languages
2. (noun) Prakrit
any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD
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1. (noun) prakrit
any one of the popular dialects descended from, or akin to, Sanskrit; -- in distinction from the Sanskrit, which was used as a literary and learned language when no longer spoken by the people. Pali is one of the Prakrit dialects
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. prakrit
name given to a group of Hindu languages based on Sanskrit.
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