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DRAVIDIAN
Dravidian, Dravidic, Dravidian language
(noun) a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka
Dravidian
(noun) a member of one of the aboriginal inhabitants of India
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Dra*vid"i*an, a. Etym: [From Skr. Dravi, the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India.] (Ethnol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Dravida. Dravidian languages, a group of languages of Southern India, which seem to have been the idioms of the natives, before the invasion of tribes speaking Sanskrit. Of these languages, the Tamil is the most important.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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