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beguine Definition
(n) (
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
(n)
music
written
in
the
bolero
rhythm
of
the
beguine
dance
(n)
a
ballroom
dance
that
originated
in
the
French
West
Indies
;
similar
to
the
rumba
beguine Synonyms
beguine
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