the act or fact of coming into life or of being born; birth.

the family of one's birth.

any of the distinct, hereditary Hindu social classes, each having its own privileges and limitations, and each traditionally, but no longer officially, excluded from social dealings with the others; a caste.

any of the different populations of human beings distinguished by physical traits such as hair, eyes, skin colour, body shape, etc.

a number of people or things grouped together because of certain likenesses or common traits; a class.

inborn character; innate disposition; inherent tendencies of a person.

superior quality or breed.

likeness; similarity.

the hard, aromatic seed of the tree Myristica fragrans of Myristiaceae family, used as a spice; nutmeg.

the creeper Jasminum grandiflorum (= j. officinale) of Oleaceae family.

its white, fragrant flower.

the small tree Phyllanthus emblica of Euphorbiaceae family.

the tree Cordia dichotoma (= C. myxa) of Boraginaceae family.

a fire-wood oven.

(log.) a reply or answer that serves no purpose; a useless answer.

(mus.) the set of seven notes.

(rhet.) a particular kind of figure of speech.

a symbol for the number eighteen.

a man leading ascetic life in an attempt to find the philosophic truth behind the universe; an ascetic.

(mus.) a short break at a particular place in the course of singing or playing a musical composition; a pause.

a harmonious and rhythmical musical composition, chiefly made of musical notes, used in dance.

(pros.) a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse; a pause.

a professional wrestler who struggles hand to hand with an opponent in at attempt to throw or force him or her to the ground without striking blows; a wrestler.

the plant Macaranga peltata (= M. roxburghii) of Euphorbiaceae family; Roxburgh lotus croton.

a medicinal plant .

a caste included in the schedule annexed to an act of Indian Parliament (showing its social or economic status, for the purpose of social or governmental assistance).

the creeper Jasminum grandiflorum (= j. officinale) of Oleaceae family.

its white, fragrant flower.

the medium-sized, evergreen tree Myristica fragrans of Myristiaceae family.

its hard, aromatic seed, which is used as a spice and whose covering yields the spice mace; nutmeg.

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together - a) in or into one gathering, group, mass or place; b) in or into contact, collision, union, etc. with each other.

brought into life or being; born.