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  • 1. Beguine
  • 2. beguine
  • 3. beguine
  • Beguine in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. Beguine
  • 2. beguine
  • 3. beguine
  • Beguine in a sentence
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Antonyms

1. Beguine

noun. (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.

Synonyms

  • sister

Antonyms

  • male sibling
  • nonmember

2. beguine

noun. a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba.

Synonyms

  • ballroom dance

3. beguine

noun. music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance.

Sentences with beguine


1. Noun, singular or mass
Another option for women was to become a beguine, or "religious woman."

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