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Pronunciation: (goor'OO, goo-rOO'), [key]
n.
1. Hinduism.a preceptor giving personal religious instruction.
2. an intellectual or spiritual guide or leader.
3. any person who counsels or advises; mentor: The elder senator was her political guru.
4. a leader in a particular field: the city's cultural gurus.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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