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    monastery
    mon‧as‧tery /ˈmɒnəstri $ ˈmɑːnəsteri/ noun (plural monasteries) [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Late Latin
     Origin: monasterium, from Greek, from monazein 'to live alone', from monos; ⇨ mono-
    a place where monks live ⇨ convent, nunnery