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(n.) A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nunnery'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nunnery.html. 1828.
 
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