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

  • noun The Hindu goddess of learning and the arts, often described as the consort of Brahma and as a manifestation of Devi.

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  • proper noun Alternative spelling of Saraswati.

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  • noun Hindu goddess of learning and the arts

Etymologies

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

[Sanskrit Sarasvatī, name of a sacred river, Sarasvati; akin to Avestan haraxvaitī-, name of an ancient region on the western side of the Indus, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarasvatī, feminine of *sarasvant-, *sarasvat-, abounding in bodies of water : *saras-, body of water + *-vant-, *-vat-, possessing, abounding in .]

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