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Beguine

be·guine

UK/beɪˈɡiːn/ US/bəˈɡiːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

(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

2.
3.

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

Origin

From American French béguine, from French béguin.

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