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nakshatra
nakshatra
English
Noun
nakshatra
(
plural
nakshatras
)
A
lunar
mansion
in
Hindu
astrology
; one of 27 (sometimes also 28)
sectors
along the
ecliptic
.
Etymology
Borrowing
from
Sanskrit
नक्षत्र
(
nákṣatra
)
.
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