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Word: Purdah
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Urdu and Persian parda ‘veil, curtain’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpəːdə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the practice in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of screening women from men or strangers, especially by means of a curtain
Short Definition:practice in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of screening women from men or strangers
Examples:- he never required them to observe purdah
- she was supposed to be in purdah upstairs
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