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Magdalen
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English
Pronunciation
măgʹdə-lĭn given name, en /ˈmæɡdəlɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Magdalen (girl).wav Southern England
môdʹlĭn Magdalen College, en /ˈmɔːdlɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Magdalen (college).wav Southern England
en maudlin en for Magdalen College sense
Proper noun
en female Hebrew Magdalene.
en 1850 w:Dante Gabriel Rossetti The Blessed Damozel "We two," she said, "will seek the groves / Where the lady Mary is, / With her five handmaidens, whose names / Are five sweet symphonies, / Cecily, Gertrude, Magdalen, / Margaret and Rosalys.
en Oxon informal en w:Magdalen College, Oxford.
Derived terms
en Magdalen Green
en Magdalenite
en Magdalen-tide
en Maggers
Noun
en Magdalene a reformed prostitute.
en Rosalie Cadron-Jetté. A Story of Courage and Compassion (page 64)
these Magdalens dedicated their lives to prayer and performed various tasks such as cooking, cleaning or laundry for the sisters.
Anagrams
en aadeglmn gameland
en eponyms
en heteronyms magdalen