nun

Definitions


[nʌn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience

- any of a number of birds whose plumage resembles a nun's habit, especially an Asian mannikin


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Origin:
Old English nonne, from ecclesiastical Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus ‘monk’, reinforced by Old French nonne




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