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Purdah

nounid 108521·updated May 18, 2026
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the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
sex segregationsolitude
plural
Purdahs
possessive
Purdah's
pluralpossessive
Purdahs'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers
§2
the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded
§3
a state of social isolation

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