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zend
CIDE DICTIONARY
zend, n. [See Zend-Avesta.].
Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
zend, n. an interpretation of the Avesta, each Zend being part of the Zend-Avesta.
Idiom
Zend-Avesta the Zoroastrian sacred writings of the Avesta or text and Zend or commentary.
Etymology
Pers. zand interpretation
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