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acharya

a cha ry a |əˈCHə -rēə əˌtʃɛriə | ▶noun (in India ) a Hindu or Buddhist spiritual teacher or leader. • an influential mentor. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Sanskrit ācārya ‘master, teacher. ’

 

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acharya

acharya |əˈtʃɑːɪə | ▶noun (in South Asia ) a Hindu or Buddhist spiritual teacher or leader. • an influential mentor. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Sanskrit ācārya ‘master, teacher ’.