Purana

/puˈrɑnə/
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Other forms: Puranas

Definitions of Purana
  1. noun
    a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances
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    type of:
    Sanskrit literature
    Hindu literature written in Sanskrit
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