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  • 21Abbey — Recorded in many spelling forms including the French and English Abba, Abbay, Abbe, Abbey, Abbate, Abbatt, Labbe, Labbey, Labey, Abade, the Scottish Abbie and Abbe, and the Italian Abbattini, Dell Abate or Degli Abbati, this most interesting and… …

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  • 22abbey — noun Abbey is used before these nouns: ↑precinct …

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  • 23abbey — [[t]æ̱bi[/t]] abbeys N COUNT An abbey is a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live or used to live …

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  • 24abbey — noun the brothers had been hiding refugees in the abbey s catacombs Syn: monastery, convent, priory, cloister, friary, nunnery; historical charterhouse; rare cenobium …

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  • 25abbey — ab•bey [[t]ˈæb i[/t]] n. pl. beys 1) rel a monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess 2) rel the church of an abbey • Etymology: 1200–50; ME < OF abeie < LL abbātia abbacy …

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  • 26abbey — /ˈæbi / (say abee) noun (plural abbeys) 1. the religious body or establishment under an abbot or abbess; a monastery or convent. 2. the monastic buildings. 3. the church of an abbey. 4. British a country house that was formerly an abbatial house …

  • 27abbey — n. (pl. eys) 1 the building(s) occupied by a community of monks or nuns. 2 the community itself. 3 a church or house that was once an abbey. Etymology: ME f. OF abbeie etc. f. med.L abbatia ABBACY …

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  • 28Abbey (disambiguation) — Abbey in itself denotes the Christian monastic community and its buildings, that is presided over by an abbot. Abbeys are listed there, organized by Order.Well known fictional abbeys, not listed, include: *Redwall Abbey * Jane Austen s Northanger …

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  • 29Abbey Road (Album) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Abbey Road. Abbey Road Album par The Beatles Sortie …

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  • 30Abbey Road Medley — Abbey Road (album) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Abbey Road. Abbey Road Album par The Beatles Sortie …

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