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KK Pronunciation

〔 bIˋgin 〕

Pronunciation

〔 biˊɡiːn 〕


Overview of noun beguine

The noun beguine has 3 senses


  • Beguine -- ((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)

  • beguine -- (music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance)

  • beguine -- (a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba)