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  Abbevillian Abbey, Edwin Austin  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
abbey
 
SYLLABICATION:ab·bey
PRONUNCIATION:  b
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. ab·beys
1. A monastery supervised by an abbot. 2. A convent supervised by an abbess. 3. A church that is or once was part of a monastery or convent.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old French abaie, from Late Latin abbtia. See abbacy.
 
 
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  Abbevillian Abbey, Edwin Austin  
 
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