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namaste

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1. namaste - Noun

2. namaste - Verb

3. namaste - Interjection

Meaning

namaste

A greeting (only in Indian culture-related or New Age contexts and Indianized literature)

The traditional greeting when saying the word namaste, with folded hands and a slight bow.

In yoga, the pose associated with this word, usually with the flat hands held palms together, fingers up, in front of the heart and a slight bow.

namaste (third-person singular simple present namastes, present participle namasteing, simple past and past participle namasted)

(intransitive) To utter "namaste".
The yoga instructor namasted, and the class began.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Arriving at the Prince's Trust awards a fortnight ago, Charles twice extended his hand to greet people before withdrawing it at the last minute in mock horror and greeting then with a bow and the Hindi greeting 'Namaste'. Source: Internet

President Trump speaks at the "Namaste Trump" event at Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, on Monday as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on. Source: Internet

From Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum, Bang Bang! and now War, the director has shown that he is an extremely ambitious film-maker who wants to bring forth newness on screen. Source: Internet

Gujarat: US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka arrives at Motera Stadium ahead of the 'Namaste Trump' event. Source: Internet

He started off with Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum, Bachna Ae Haseeno, and Anjana Anjaani which were all romcoms and none of them went on to be huge hits. Source: Internet

'History is being created': PM Modi at 'Namaste Trump' eventPM Narendra Modi said ties between India and the US are no longer just another partnership but have touched far greater heights. Source: Internet

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