mantra

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US /ˈmæntrə/ UK /ˈmantrə/ See IPA manual

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a repeated word or phrase used in meditation or as a guiding principle

Persistence over perfection became his daily mantra.

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1 noun · a repeated word or phrase... chant incantation invocation slogan watchwordcatchphrase

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Related forms mantram

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From Sanskrit mantra ('sacred utterance, instrument of thought'), from man- ('to think') plus the instrumental suffix -tra. Borrowed into English in the 19th century via Hinduism and Buddhism.

mantra Sanskrit *men- Proto-Indo-European

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# mantra

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈmæntrə
**IPA (UK):** ˈmantrə

## Meanings
1. a repeated word or phrase used in meditation or as a guiding principle

## Examples
- Persistence over perfection became his daily mantra.

## Synonyms
- chant
- incantation
- invocation
- slogan
- watchword
- catchphrase

## Related Forms
- mantram

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mantra
- Root: *men-

## Etymology
From Sanskrit mantra ('sacred utterance, instrument of thought'), from man- ('to think') plus the instrumental suffix -tra. Borrowed into English in the 19th century via Hinduism and Buddhism.

## AI Etymology
Mantra comes from Sanskrit mantra ('sacred utterance, instrument of thought'), from man- ('to think') plus the instrumental suffix -tra. Borrowed into English in the 19th century via Hinduism and Buddhism. The etymological trail includes Sanskrit mantra, Proto-Indo-European *men-. The same word family includes mantram. Its current noun use means "a repeated word or phrase used in meditation or as a guiding principle".

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- Communication

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