| Pronunciation: | | 'mâyu
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- [n] a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples
- [n] a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
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| | Synonyms: | | Mayan, Mayan, Mayan language |
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| | See Also: | | American Indian, American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, Cakchiquel, Cakchiquel, federation of tribes, Indian, Indian, Kekchi, Kekchi, Mam, Mam, North American Indian, Quiche, Quiche, Red Indian, tribe, Yucatec, Yucatec, Yucateco, Yucateco |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ma"ya\ (m[aum]"y[aum]), n. (Hindoo Philos.)
The name for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called,
in English, idealism; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion.
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