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lin·gam

(lĭng′gəm) also lin·ga (lĭn′gə)

n. Hinduism

A stylized phallus worshiped as a symbol of the god Shiva.

[Sanskrit liṅgam, mark, penis.]

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lingam

(ˈlɪŋɡəm) or

linga

1. (in Sanskrit grammar) the masculine gender

2. (Hinduism)

a. the Hindu phallic image of the god Siva

b. the penis

[C18: from Sanskrit]

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lin•gam

(ˈlɪŋ gəm)

also lin•ga

(ˈlɪŋ gə)

n.

(in popular Hinduism) a phallus, symbol of Shiva.

Compare yoni.

[< Skt liṅga mark, gender, phallus]

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