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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The Hindu god of fire and guardian of humanity.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Plural of agnus.

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  • proper noun A Hindu and Vedic deity of fire.

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  • noun (Sanskrit) Hindu god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Sanskrit Agniḥ, from agniḥ, fire.]

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From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní, "fire").

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