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devadasi
(deva|dasi)
Pronunciation:
/ˌdeɪvəˈdɑːsi/
noun
(
plural
devadasis
)
a hereditary female dancer in a Hindu temple.
Origin:
from Sanskrit
devadāsī
, literally 'female servant of a god'
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