WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mu•dra  (mə drä),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Eastern Religions[Hinduism, Buddhism.]any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
  2. Eastern Religions, Music and Danceany of various similar gestures used in India's classical dancing to represent specific feelings.
  • Sanskrit mudrā sign
  • 1805–15

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