lingam
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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) orlinga
n
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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| Noun | 1. |  lingam - the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance |
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