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  1. 1. n. A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba Source: wordnet
  5. 5. A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows. Source: webster
  6. 6. A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitableassociations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whosemembers live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life n. music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance n. a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba Source: ecdict

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