Manvantara

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noun

In Hindu cosmology, a cyclic period of time identifying the duration, reign, or age of a Manu, the progenitor of mankind.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounManvantara (plural Manvantaras)

plural Manvantaras

  1. HinduismIn Hindu cosmology, a cyclic period of time identifying the duration, reign, or age of a Manu, the progenitor of mankind.
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