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(mon′əs·ter′ē) noun plural ·ter·ies
A dwelling place occupied in common by persons, especially monks, under religious vows of seclusion; also, the community of persons living in such a place. See synonyms under CLOISTER. [<LL monasterium <Gk. monastērion <monastēs a monk <monazein be alone <monos alone. Doublet of MINSTER.]
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