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convent1 /konˈvənt/ noun- A closed community of people, usu women, devoted to a religious life
- The house in which they live, a monastery or (now usu) nunnery
- (in full convent school) a school where teaching is carried out by nuns
ORIGIN: Through Fr from L convenīre, conventum to come together conventˈual adjective Belonging to a convent noun- A monk or nun
- (with cap) a member of one of the two divisions of the Franciscans, following a mitigated rule, the other division being the Observants
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