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Devi

UK/ˈdeɪvi/ US/ˈd̪eːvi/ uncommon

noun

1.

mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of Siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects

Origin

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (devī́, “goddess, female deity”).

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