beguine
English Thesaurus
1. a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba (noun.act)
2. music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | dance music, |
| definition | : | music to dance to (noun.communication) |
3. (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 (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | sister, |
| definition | : | a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | sisterhood, |
| definition | : | a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) (noun.group) |
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