dhrupad

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noun

A vocal genre in Hindustani classical music

OriginHindi ध्रुपद →
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Meanings

noundhrupad (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA vocal genre in Hindustani classical music

    Sitar prodigy Kartik Seshadri, now in his late 30s, began studying with Ravi Shankar in 1974, immersing himself in senia and dhrupad, a couple of distinctive northern Indian performing traditions.

    1996 September 20, Ted Shen, “Kartik Seshadri”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Hindiध्रुपद
  2. Englishdhrupad

Borrowed from Hindi ध्रुपद (dhrupad).

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Cite this entry
APA

dhrupad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhrupad

MLA

“dhrupad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhrupad. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dhrupad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhrupad.

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