What is the meaning of Prakrit?

(n.) Any one of the popular dialects descended from or akin to, Sanskrit; -- in distinction from the Sanskrit, which was used as a literary and learned language when no longer spoken by the people. Pali is one of the Prakrit dialects.
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APAWebster's. (2011). prakrit. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/prakrit/definitions/2048194
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "prakrit" http://smartdefine.org/prakrit/definitions/2048194 (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, prakrit, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/prakrit/definitions/2048194>.
MLAWebster's. "prakrit" 27 May 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/prakrit/definitions/2048194>
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