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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Marathi

/mər-ät'-ē/ · Ma·ra·thi · IPA /məˈɹɑːti/
01 prop. n. A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples. It ha…
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    A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati.