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lamasery

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Etymology

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From French lamaserie, irregular formation from lama.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: la‧ma‧se‧ry
  • IPA(key): /ləˈmɑːsəɹi/

Noun

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lamasery (plural lamaseries)

  1. (Buddhism) A monastery for lamas.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 490:
      purposeful melody, reminding veterans of duty on the Himalayan station, of transmundane melody performed upon ancient horns fashioned from the thigh-bones of long-departed priests, in wind-beaten lamaseries miles above the level of a sea at this distance belonging more to legend than geography.

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