nun

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnʌn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/nʌn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'nun': (nun; Linguist. no̅o̅n, nŏŏn); 'Nun': (no̅o̅n)


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nun n (woman: member of convent)monja nf
  religiosa nf
 Emma decided to devote her life to religion and become a nun.
 Emma decidió dedicar su vida a la religión y se convirtió en monja.
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'nun' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
abbess - bride of Christ - Carmelite - Carthusian - chastity - extern - mother superior - novice - novitiate - sister - take the veil - veil - vestal - wimple
Spanish:
monja - monjil - religioso - buñuelos de viento - clarisa - más agarrado que un chotis - monja blanca - monja de claustro - profeso

Collocations: became a nun, the nuns in the convent, a convent for nuns, more...

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