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Mantra
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(mantras) 1. A mantra is a word or phrase repeated by Buddhists and Hindus when they meditate, or to help them feel calm. N-COUNT 2. You can use mantra to refer to a statement or a principle that people repeat very often because they think it is true, especially when you think that it not true or is only part of the truth. Listening to customers is now part of the mantra of new management in public services. N-COUNT
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noun Etymology: Sanskrit, sacred counsel, formula, from manyate he thinks; akin to Latin mens mind — more at mind Date: 1795 a mystical formula of invocation or incantation (as in Hinduism); also watchword 2 • mantric adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation, orig. in Hinduism and Buddhism. 2 a Vedic hymn. Etymology: Skr., = instrument of thought f. man think ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. инд. заклинание, молитва mantrap 1. ловушка, западня (для человека) 2. воен. проволочные силки, спотыкач ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a piece of holy writing in the Hindu religion 2 a word or sound that is repeated as a prayer or to help people meditate in the Hindu and Buddhist religions ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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