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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Gautama

/(gou"tȧ*mȧ)/ · Gau·ta·ma · IPA /ɡaʊˈtɑːmə/
01 prop. n. The family name of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism; born ca. 563 b.c., died ca. 483 b.c. In He is worshipped by Buddhists as a god. See …
  1. 1.
    The family name of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism; born ca. 563 b.c., died ca. 483 b.c. In He is worshipped by Buddhists as a god. See Buddha. See: Buddha, Buddha
Syn. Buddha, the Buddha, Siddhartha, Gotama, Gautama Buddha.