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		Definition of mushaira in English: mushairanoun mʊˈʃʌɪərə Indian An evening social gathering at which Urdu poetry is read, typically taking the form of a contest.  Example sentencesExamples -  The poetry mushairas were inevitably the biggest successes, but the quality of the seminar discussions was high.
 -  He has attended mushairas in USA, UK, and Arab countries.
 -  He is also a poet better heard in mushairas than read in cold print.
 -  To this day, a hush invariably descends at noisome mushairas when she stands up to recite her poetry.
 
 
 Origin   From Urdu mušā'ara, via Persian from Arabic mušā'ara ‘vying in poetry’.     |