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nirvana

noun [U]
 
 
/nɪəˈvɑː.nə/ US  /nɚ-/

Definition

a state of freedom from all suffering that Buddhists believe can be achieved by removing all personal wishesBuddhismMeditation, religious chanting and spiritual states a state of being perfectPerfect and faultlessUnspoilt
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