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Purdah

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Noun

1. purdah, solitude

a state of social isolation

2. purdah, sex segregation

the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded

3. purdah

a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Purdah

see synonyms of purdah
noun
1. 
the custom in some Muslim and Hindu communities of keeping women in seclusion, with clothing that conceals them completely when they go out
2. 
a screen in a Hindu house used to keep the women out of view
3. 
a veil worn by Hindu women of high caste
4. informal
hiding or isolation
the Treasury is currently locked in pre-budget purdah

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Purdah

see synonyms of purdah
noun
1. 
the practice among some Hindus and Muslims of secluding or hiding women from strangers
2. 
a curtain or partition used for this
3. 
the section of a house reserved primarily for women

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Purdah

see synonyms of purdah
n.
1.
a. A curtain or screen, used mainly in India to keep women separate from men or strangers.
b. The Hindu or Muslim system of sex segregation, practiced especially by keeping women in seclusion.
2. Social seclusion: "Never have artists been more separate: their inordinate fame, wealth, drug use have driven them into luxurious purdah" (D. Keith Mano).

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