Avvetirekam, Avvetirēkam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Avvetirēkam (அவ்வெதிரேகம்) noun < a-vyatirēka. (Philoslophy) A fallacious example where the non-existence of both the major and the middle terms is stated but not the pervasion of one by the other; தன்னுறுப்புக்களுள் ஒன்றான வெதிரேகவாக்கிய மின்றிக் கூறும் அனுமான வகை. [thannuruppukkalul onrana vethiregavakkiya minrig kurum anumana vagai.] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 29, 450.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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