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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

con·vent / ˈkänˌvent/ • n. a Christian community under monastic vows, esp. one of nuns. ∎ (also convent school) a school, esp. one for girls, attached to and run by such a community. ∎ the building or buildings occupied by such a community.

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