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Definition of sri

sri

/ʃriː/
sri

Plural:sris
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A respectful title of address placed before a man's name in India and other parts of South and Southeast Asia, equivalent to 'Mister', or before the names of Hindu deities, saints, and sacred texts.

Example

"The seminar began with a keynote address by Sri Rajendra Prasad."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit 'śrī', meaning 'light', 'radiance', 'beauty', or 'prosperity', originally invoked as a name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sri. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sri
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