BEGUINES

Noun

Beguines

plural of Beguine

Anagrams

• Buginese

Noun

beguines

plural of beguine

Anagrams

• Buginese

Source: Wiktionary


BEGUINE

Be`guine", n. Etym: [F. béguine; LL. beguina, beghina; fr. Lambert le Bègue (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. (Du Cange.)]

Definition: 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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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