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Meaning of 'convent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Convent [ v. i.]
- A coming together; a meeting.
- An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns.
- A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery.
- To meet together; to concur.
- To be convenient; to serve.
2 . Convent [ v. t.]
- To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.

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con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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