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zend-avesta, n. [Properly, the Avesta, or sacred text, and its zend, or interpretation, in a more modern and intelligible language. W. D. Whitney. ].
The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion, attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date. [1913 Webster]
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