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unnun

/ʌnˈnʌn/

unnun verb: to remove from the condition of being a nun.

Verb

unnun (third-person singular simple present unnuns, present participle unnunning, simple past and past participle unnunned)

  1. (rare, transitive) To remove from the condition of being a nun.
    • The ſupreſſion of the Hoſpitallers in England deſerveth eſpeciall notice, […] the Regulars therein tied to a ſtrict and punctuall obſervation of their orders without any relaxation of the leaſt libertie; inſomuch that many did quickly un-nunne and disfriar themſelves, […]1639, Thomas Fuller, “The Hospitallers in England Stoutly Withstand Three Severall Assaults, which Overthrew All Other Religious Foundations”, in The Historie of the Holy Warre, Cambridge...

Forms of unnun

third-person singular presentunnuns
present participleunnunning
past participleunnunned
pastunnunned

Origin of unnun

From un- + nun.

Questions about unnun

What does unnun mean?
Unnun means to remove from the condition of being a nun.
What part of speech is unnun?
Unnun is a verb.
How do you pronounce unnun?
Unnun is pronounced /ʌnˈnʌn/.
What is the past tense of unnun?
The past tense of unnun is unnunned.

Words near unnun in the dictionary

  1. unnumbs
  2. unnumerable
  3. unnumeraled
  4. unnumerical
  5. unnumerous
  6. unnun
  7. unnunned
  8. unnunning
  9. unnuns
  10. unnursed
  11. unnurtured

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