रूढ रूप

रूढि

रूढि f. [रुह् क्तिन्]
1 Growth, germination.
2 Birth, production.
3 Increase, development, growth, spread.
4 Rise, ascent.
5 Fame, celebrity, notoriety; Śi. 15. 26.
6 A tradition, custom, customary or traditional usage; शास्त्राद् रूढिर्बलीय- सी ‘custom prevails over precept’.
7 General prevalence, common currency.
8 Popular meaning, conventional acceptation of a word; मुख्य र्थबाधे तद्योगे रूढितोऽथ प्रयोजनात् K. P. 2; समुदायशक्तिः रूढिः.

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