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Noun: yuga
  1. The name of an epoch or era within a four age cycle in Hindu philosophy.
    "Like Summer, Spring, Winter and Autumn, each yuga involves stages or gradual changes which the earth and the consciousness of mankind goes through as a whole."

Derived forms: yugas

Type of: time unit, unit of time

Part of: Mahayuga, Maha-Yuga

Encyclopedia: Yuga