JAIN
\d͡ʒˈe͡ɪn], \dʒˈeɪn], \dʒ_ˈeɪ_n]\
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j[=a]n, n. an adherent of JAIN'ISM, or a member of a heterodox Hindu sect, allied to ancient Buddhism: a style of architecture developed about 450 A.D., with pseudo-arch and dome, built in horizontal courses and of pointed section. [Hind. jina, a deified saint.]
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