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Beguine
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(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
Other meanings
2. noun
music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
3. noun
a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
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