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   nun

   /nən/

   noun

   • 1. a member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered 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.
   • ▪ a pigeon of a breed with a crest on its neck.

   Word Origin Old Englishnonne, from ecclesiastical Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus ‘monk’, reinforced by Old French nonne.

   Derivatives

   • 1. nunlike adjective
   • 2. nunnish adjective
   • 3. nunhood noun

   Scrabble Points: 3

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