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- [kon-vent, -vuh nt]
- /ˈkɒn vɛnt, -vənt/
- /ˈkɒn.vənt/
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- [kon-vent, -vuh nt]
- /ˈkɒn vɛnt, -vənt/
Definitions of convent word
- countable noun convent A convent is a building in which a community of nuns live. 3
- countable noun convent A convent is the same as a convent school. 3
- noun convent a building inhabited by a religious community, usually of nuns 3
- noun convent the religious community inhabiting such a building 3
- noun convent a school in which the teachers are nuns 3
- noun convent a community of nuns or, sometimes, monks, living under strict religious vows 3
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Origin of convent
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; < Medieval Latin conventus; Latin: assembly, coming together, equivalent to conven(īre) (see convene) + -tus suffix of v. action; replacing Middle English covent < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Convent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
convent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
convent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for convent
noun convent
- cloister — A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral.
- school — a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- abbey — An abbey is a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live or used to live.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
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