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NUN'S HABIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nun's habit mean?
• NUN'S HABIT (noun)
The noun NUN'S HABIT has 1 sense:
1. a long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent
Familiarity information: NUN'S HABIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("nun's habit" is a kind of...):
habit (a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order)
Meronyms (parts of "nun's habit"):
guimpe (a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's habit)
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