Zend-Avesta

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zend-Avesta \Zend`-A*ves"ta\, n. [Properly, the Avesta, or
     sacred text, and its zend, or interpretation, in a more
     modern and intelligible language. --W. D. Whitney.]
     The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion,
     attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Zend-Avesta
       n : a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or
           6th centuries [syn: {Avesta}]