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convent

nounmasculine/kɔ̃.ˈvẽ.tu/medium

con·ven·to

Definition

A building where religious individuals, especially monks or nuns, live according to a communal rule of life.
The convent was founded in the 16th century.
She spent a year in a convent.

Etymology

Do latim 'conventus'

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