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convent
noun
A religious community whose members, (especially nuns) live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows
the buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives
a gathering of people lasting several days which come from different regions of a country or even the world for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected
Translations:
German: Konvent (1,2,3)
Etymology:
Latin
conventus
, from
convenire
, "to come together", "to assemble", from
con-Latin, con-
+
venire
, "to come"
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