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   purdah

   /ˈpəːdə/

   noun

   • 1. the practice in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of screening women from men or strangers, especially by means of a curtain: "he never required them to observe purdah"
   • ▪ a curtain used for the purpose of purdah.
   • ▪ a state of seclusion or secrecy: "the supermarket's own self-imposed purdah on the GM issue"
   • ▪ the period leading up to an election, during which government departments generally refrain from making any new announcements: "it is very difficult at the moment with the election on and the government in purdah"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Urdu and Persian parda ‘veil, curtain’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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