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Magdalene

noun

  1. a feminine name: dim. Lena; var. Madeline, Madelyn
  2. Bible Mary Magdalene: Luke 8:2 (identified with the repentant woman in Luke 7:37)
  3. Archaic a reformed and repentant prostitute
  4. Brit., Archaic a reformatory for prostitutes
Also Magdalen

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