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nunnery

[nuhn-uh-ree]

nun·ner·y

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

Origin:
1225–75; Middle English nonnerie. See nun1, -ery
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nunnery (ˈnʌnərɪ)
 
n , pl -neries
the convent or religious house of a community of nuns

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