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English Dictionary: beguine by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Beguine
n
  1. (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
  2. music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
  3. a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
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