/ zen; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a Japanese form of Buddhism
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WORD ORIGIN
Japanese , literally meditation , from Chinese chán quietude, from Sanskrit dhyāna meditation.
/ zen; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a Japanese form of Buddhism
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WORD ORIGIN
Japanese , literally meditation , from Chinese chán quietude, from Sanskrit dhyāna meditation.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005