nunnery
pronunciation
How to pronounce nunnery in British English:
UK [ˈnʌnəri]
How to pronounce nunnery in American English:
US [ˈnʌnəri]
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- Noun:
- the convent of a community of nuns
Word Origin
- nunnery (n.)
- late 13c., "nunhood," from nun + -ery. Meaning "convent of nuns" is from c. 1300. Meaning "house of ill fame" is attested by 1590s.
Example
- 1. You offered girls to the devil in a nunnery !
- 2. I 'm going to retire to a nunnery !
- 3. And go to a nunnery in france .
- 4. She does not have formal schooling in spite of 19 years studying at a nunnery in dharamsala .
- 5. For six pence a line , I could cause a riot in a nunnery .