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cov·en
(kŭv′ən, kō′vən)n.
An assembly or community of witches who meet regularly.
[Perhaps from Middle English covent, assembly, convent; see convent.]
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coven
(ˈkʌvən)n
1. a meeting of witches
2. a company of 13 witches
[C16: probably from Old French covin group, ultimately from Latin convenīre to come together; compare convent]
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cov•en
(ˈkʌv ən, ˈkoʊ vən)n.
an assembly of witches, esp. a group of thirteen.
[1655–65; variant of obsolete covent assembly, convent]
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Coven
a company or assembly, 1500; esp., a group or convent of witches, 1662; See also covin.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
coven
A group of witches.
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| Noun | 1. | coven - an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose witch - a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil |
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