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HANUMAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India

Synonyms:

entellus; hanuman; Presbytes entellus; Semnopithecus entellus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("hanuman" is a kind of...):

langur (slender long-tailed monkey of Asia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Hindu deity (a deity worshipped by the Hindus)

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