nunnery
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nun·ner·y 
[nuhn-uh-ree] Pronunciation Key
[nuhn-uh-ree] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ner·ies.
| a building or group of buildings for nuns; convent. |
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| nun·ner·y
(nŭn'ə-rē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. nun·ner·ies A convent of nuns. |
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Nunnery
Nun"ner*y\, n.; pl. Nunneries. [OE. nonnerie, OF. nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See Nun.] A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent.
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