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: one of a class of Vedic treatises dealing with broad philosophical problems
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First Known Use of Upanishad
1805, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology for Upanishad
Sanskrit upaniṣad
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“Upanishad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Upanishad. Accessed 27 Feb. 2020.
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