English dictionary
shiva
/'/S//i/v/@/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative
ExamplesThe family is sitting shiva.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon
Synonyms sivaSource: WordNet 3.0