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nunnery

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nun⋅ner⋅y

[nuhn-uh-ree]
–noun, plural -ner⋅ies.
a building or group of buildings for nuns; convent.

Origin:
1225–75; ME nonnerie. See nun 1 , -ery
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nun·ner·y   (nŭn'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. nun·ner·ies
A convent of nuns.
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